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Popular Poetry of the Russian Jews
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[ . . . ] Similarly, the Russian Jews use the traditional rhyming couplet in those verses that chronicle a historical event or inculcate an ethical truth. The real folksongs, however, are set to music…

Contributor:

Leo Wiener

Places:

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

Date:

1898

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Poetry, Poets, Jewish languages, Language & linguistics, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Science & philosophy
An Introductory Talk on the Yiddish Language
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Ahead of the first verses of the Eastern European Jewish poets, I would like to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, how much more Jargon [Yiddish] you understand than you believe you do. I am not actually…

Contributor:

Franz Kafka

Places:

Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Yiddish, Jewish languages, Language & linguistics, Performing arts, Poetry, Speeches

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Speeches