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Mendele the bookpeddler says: Whenever a Jew comes to a journey’s end, he feels as if his hips are breaking, his back aching, and his knees shaking from being crushed and squeezed…
Jewish children grow up quickly. If only their bodies ripened as quickly as their hearts and minds! Were this an artist’s crayon in my hand instead of a pen, I would draw the following caricature of…
We have come together these days, during the awakening of our Hebrew literary sphere, to establish a special newspaper for Jewish youngsters and children.Do we really need to talk at length about how…
He strolled along the bank of the Vistula, thinking, “Today she will come.”
And so thinking, he saw it all in the most vivid colors: He is sitting on the bed in his room, in the darkness, waiting…
To one who honors you, Lord, be just,
And may my sonorous work be blessed.
Dear lord, by your will be it wrought
That out of nothing comes a new Thought.
Let it be pure, proud, faithful…
To the Poet Yehuda Leib Levin (“Yehalal”)Warsaw, Wednesday, Heshvan 5655, 1894Dear Sir and distinguished author,Recent years have shown us that the national movement is not merely failing to increase…
We must not repeat the mistake made by western Jews . . . in denying their nationality and in assimilating completely in all areas of life except religion. . . . We eastern Jews have seen all the…
A new letter-writing guide containing many examples of various kinds of important letters written with great diligence, great sensitivity, and in the best style; these letters also include very nice…
[ . . . ] However, the new Ha-Shiloaḥ will also be different from its predecessor in many important respects. Without a doubt, Hebrew literature has evolved and accomplished much over the past fifteen…
Look: the life and death of this organ [publication] is in your hands. If you wish, it will expand, flourish, and branch out in quality and quantity, and, if you wish, it will dry up, wither, and fade…