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Bom Retiro, or The Childhood Neighborhood
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Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, the so-called “Days of Awe” arrived. There was no Jew in all of Bom Retiro who, God forbid, would ever think of not observing them. Any endeavor, no matter how important…

Contributor:

Eliezer Levin

Places:

São Paulo, Brazil

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Class, Writing, Labor, Community

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Cohen of Trinity
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He came across the meadows towards the sunset, his upturned face pushed forwards catching the light, and glowing also with another radiance than the rich, reflected glory of the heavens. A curious…

Contributor:

Amy Levy

Places:

London, United Kingdom

Date:

1889

Subjects:

Writing, Artists, Class, Death

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
The History of Borsszem Janko (Johnny Peppercorn)
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Cartoon in the satirical weekly Borsszem Jankó, depicting the first generation of Borsszem Janko’s writers and illustrators at Kávéforrás (the Coffee Fountain) on Fürdő Street in Budapest, Hungary.

Date:

1887

Subjects:

Humor, Writing, Cities, Class, Artists

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Journalism
Print of men sitting around a table in room with central column.
The Newly Arrived Men of Letters
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The man of letters who cares about his links with the people—who is of the opinion that there is no backbone to his literary production except when his social source is present, typified by the…

Contributor:

Sami Michael

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Date:

1954

Subjects:

Writing, Aliyah, Politics, Class, Psychology

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, Political Culture