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In the Junk Cellar
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A large load of old rags and broken things had been delivered to the basement of the junk dealer today, and the newcomers were received unkindly and with surly faces in all corners. “Please do not…

Contributor:

Else Ury

Date:

1909

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Children, Folklore, Satire

Categories:

Literature, Children & Young Adult Literature
A Jewish Wedding in South Russia
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Of all festivities celebrated among the Jews in southern Russia, the wedding ceremony has suffered the greatest loss of characteristic elements of folk tradition. Even among the poorest, weddings are…

Contributor:

Samuel Weissenberg

Places:

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

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Folklore, Jewish identity, Holidays, Antisemitism, Dowries

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Reportage