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A Rebuttal to Opotowski
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As soon as [Opotowski] came, he and the others were told that their chances of securing employment in a region where there are few Jews will be much better if they do not have such long beards. He and…

Contributor:

Cyrus L. Sulzberger

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1907

Subjects:

Migration, Assimilation, Travel, Jewish identity, Profession, Journalism, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters, Reportage
Jewish Youth at War: Letters from American Soldiers
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These letters have been selected from thousands in a similar vein which it has been the privilege of the editor to peruse. They were forwarded to him from all sections of the country. The…

Contributor:

Isaac E. Rontch

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Date:

1945

Subjects:

War, Jewish identity, Military, Holocaust, Memory, Letters

Categories:

Historical writing, Letters, Firsthand accounts
Letter from Rebecca Samuel to Her Parents
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Dear Parents: I hope my letter will ease your mind. You can now be reassured and send me one of the family to Charleston, South Carolina. This is the place to which, with God’s help, we will go after…

Contributor:

Rebecca Samuel

Places:

Petersburg, United States of America

Date:

ca. 1792

Subjects:

Migration, Economic life, Family, Jewish identity, Holidays, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters