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Until the End
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From the cradle to the grave, A heavy burden crushes us . . . Constrains the mind, destroys our strength, Wreathes our brow with thorns . . . And yet, with amazing power Our lips run along the…

Contributor:

Aleksander Kraushar

Places:

Russian Empire (Poland, Poland)

Date:

1890

Subjects:

Assimilation, Nationalism, Prayer & liturgy, Life cycle, Death, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry
Assimilation or Polonization?
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Assimilation, taken literally, means making things similar to each other, and in this concrete instance refers to a desire for the assimilation of Jews in terms of language, culture, and customs to…

Contributor:

Adam Wizel

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1910

Subjects:

Assimilation, Nationalism, Jewish identity, Christian-Jewish relations, Jewish languages, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture