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Alois Breier
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Jablonow, Russian Empire (Ukraine)
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1910
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Dedication to My Dearly Beloved Grandfather, Reb Mendalle Mocher SephorimTo my dear grandfather, greetings!Stempenyu, my first long novel, which I inscribe to you, is yours; not only because I have…
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Sholem Aleichem
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Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1886
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Despite all the great difficulties and obstacles, the school in Demievka soon attracted the attention of the Kiev Jewish public. The remote muddy little street in Demievka became a central location…
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Mikhl Levitan
Places:
Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1917
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In the main portion of this work I spoke of the use of an electric light. Here I shall discuss the law of whether one is permitted to speak on Shabbat by means of a machine called a “telephone.”…
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Yitsḥak Shmelkes
Date:
1888
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Humor—is a Jewish thing. What Jew doesn’t enjoy listening to a nice story, parable, or witticism? When is a Jew indisposed to joking around? Not due to great luxury, God forbid, but on the contrary…
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Sholem Aleichem
Places:
Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1892