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The Organization of the Jewish Proletariat in Russia
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Anyone arriving from Western Europe by steamship to Mohilev for the first time will be struck on the dock by nothing as much as by the enormous throng of…

Contributor:

Sara Rabinowitsch

Places:

Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Class, Rebellion, Human rights, Jewish identity, Poverty

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Reportage
Response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
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I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to talk good fellowship. We have tried you good people of the public and we have found you wanting. The old Inquisition had its rack and…

Contributor:

Rosa Schneiderman

Places:

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

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Labor, Cities, Rebellion, Activism, Poverty

Categories:

Literature, Reportage, Firsthand Accounts