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On the Language of the Jews Who Lived in Ancient Russia
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In our previous studies we attempted to prove that the first Jews in southern Russian were not Germanic, as is claimed by Graetz and other German scholars, but rather Bosporan and Asian, as they…

Contributor:

Abraham Harkavy

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1865

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Jewish languages, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Language & Linguistics
Assimilation or Polonization?
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Assimilation, taken literally, means making things similar to each other, and in this concrete instance refers to a desire for the assimilation of Jews in terms of language, culture, and customs to…

Contributor:

Adam Wizel

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1910

Subjects:

Assimilation, Nationalism, Jewish identity, Christian-Jewish relations, Jewish languages

Categories:

Political Culture, Religion & Theology
Introduction: Ladino Translation of the Bible
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The Master of the Universe gave us the holy and blessed law so that we would enjoy l’olam haba [the world to come], so that we would know and see the light of eternal life. Study and a good…

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Abraham Asá

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1739

Subjects:

Bible, Translation, Jewish languages, Ladino, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology
Auger Shaped
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I want to be a Pole. You have my word! I want to reach the peak of Polishness But I can find no way to manage: They always shout: “You’re a jew!” When I defend the jews from slander, Hoping to…

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Leo Belmont

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1900

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Jewish languages, Assimilation, Christian-Jewish relations, Language and linguistics

Categories:

Literature, Poetry