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We’re Laughing Our Heads Off
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We’re laughing our heads off: None of us wears a top-hat We just go around with heads—or without heads— But the Rabbi of Uman Holds up a mirror to the sun. We laugh our heads off When a gang comes…

Contributor:

Leyb Kvitko

Places:

Kyiv, USSR (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1923

Subjects:

Rabbis, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism, Violence, Hasidism

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
In the Valley of Death
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Human wisdom has limits—stupidity has none. God created a world with gifts and blessings for all: earth and water, sun and air in plenty, rye and wheat in abundance, a potato for everyone, a roof…

Contributor:

Chaim Lieberman

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1938

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Jewish identity, Christian-Jewish relations, Violence, Fascism

Categories:

Political Culture, Science & Philosophy, Ethics, Metaphysics
Travelogue
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After having arranged for fresh provisions and all kinds of refreshments, we set sail again, sailing away from land. Due to the wind’s silence, we proceeded into the sea without sailing, drifting for…

Contributor:

Abraham Levie

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1750

Subjects:

Travel, Antisemitism, Violence, Christian-Jewish relations, Economic life

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Travel Writing, Reportage