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At night once, I awoke in the dark, crowded, loudly snoring railroad car; instantly I saw him on the seat across from me and instantly I recognized him. There he sat, the old, familiar night-Jew, who…
Contributor:
Dovid Bergelson
Places:
Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1915
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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…
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Izabella
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1889
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Riding a train doesn’t have to be dull if you manage to fall in with good company. You can meet up with merchants, men who know business, and then the time flies, or with people who have been around…
Contributor:
Sholem Aleichem
Places:
Geneva, Switzerland
Date:
1909