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Bluebeard’s Castle
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Judith:Ev’rything lies deep in shadow.[She feels her way forward.][She shudders.]The walls are sweating.Tell me BluebeardWhy this moisture on my fingers?Walls and rafters, all are weeping.[She covers…

Contributor:

Béla Balázs

Places:

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Love, Marriage, Adolescence, Family, Adultery

Categories:

Performing Arts, Theater/Drama, Opera
Bilderbuch (Picture Book)
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[Picture 1]I am king Solomon With scepter and crown Pikkolo is my chancellor. He stands near my throne. 

Contributor:

Adele Sandler

Date:

ca. 1905

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Children, Family, Holidays, Adolescence

Categories:

Literature, Children & Young Adult Literature, Visual & Material Culture
Illustration of two children greeting a man at the door to a dining room, where the table is set with flowers, cake, and lit candles.
The Stolen Son: A Contemporary Tale
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The Israelites spent the rest of the day celebrating this festival of thanksgiving in their homes as a second Purim, with tears of sadness and joy, and by the time the sun set, the…

Contributor:

Salomon Formstecher

Places:

Offenbach, Kingdom of Westphalia (Offenbach, Germany)

Date:

1859

Subjects:

Adolescence, Family, Conversion, Christianity, Health

Categories:

Literature, Fiction