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Handbook for Establishing a Jewish Library
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The library should be set up in the center of the district it serves, preferably on a quiet street where there is less noise and dust. Dry premises must…

Contributor:

OPE (Society for Promotion of Culture Among Jews in Russia)

Places:

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

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Education, Children, Language and linguistics, Communal organizations, Libraries

Categories:

Political Culture, History, Lists & Catalogues
Book of the Kahal: Materials for the Study of the Jewish Life
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An agent of the kahal who is charged with monitoring Jewish cases in the police and in giving gifts to officials is a Jewish middleman. Jews utilize the art of the middleman not only in trade…

Contributor:

Jacob Brafman

Places:

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

Date:

1869

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Community, Communal organizations, Shtetl, Conversion

Categories:

Political Culture