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Among Strangers
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The third whistle. Reb Zerakh Lilienthal clutched his beloved family to his heart, kissed them, and boarded the train. He did not have the strength to wish them well yet again. His throat was so tight…

Contributor:

Izabella

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1889

Subjects:

Family, Economic life, Poverty, Travel

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Mărculeşti Colony Correspondence (on the New Train Station)
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Like most of the other colonies established in Bessarabia in the previous century, the colony went through a long sleepy period. Most of the farmers lived simple bucolic lives. In the summer, they…

Contributor:

M. Verette

Places:

Marculesti, Russian Empire (Marculesti, Moldova)

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Colonialism, Travel, Poverty, Economic life, Profession

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage
‘Ets ḥayim (Tree of Life)
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These are the generations of Isaac ben ḥayim ben Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac (Genesis 25:19) ben Joseph among the kohanim who trace their family back to Pinehas, son of Eliezer, son of Aaron the…

Contributor:

Isaac ben Ḥayim ha-Kohen

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

First Half of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Travel, Exile, Christian-Jewish relations, Poverty, Torah study

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing