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The Rise and Fall of a Polish Tallis
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Sixty years ago, Jacob, who was known in his quarter as Old Jacob, was living in the rue de la Mortellerie. He ran a successful business selling old clothes, scrap metal and even, on occasion, old…

Contributor:

Godchaux Baruch Weil (Ben-Lévi)

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1841

Subjects:

Ritual object, Rite of passage, Family, Assimilation

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
The Rabbi of Lud
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[…] There I am, a kid in Chicago. Not from a particularly religious family. On top of the world, in the middle of the middle class. Ten years old and an only child. The war over half a decade and the…

Contributor:

Stanley Elkin

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Date:

1987

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Humor, Capitalism, Assimilation, Rite of passage

Categories:

Fiction