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The Yiddish-language socialist weekly Der arbayter fraynd (The Worker’s Friend) was founded in London in 1885 by Morris Winchevsky (1856–1932), a political activist and poet originally from Russian…
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Unknown
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1891
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What are the demands of the organized proletariat on this day [May 1]?
Above all the eight-hour workday. With eight-hour days we would gain work for thousands of unemployed men; we would gain time to…
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Abraham Benaroya
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Salonica, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1911
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Gentlemen! Although I do not for a minute doubt that the majority of those present here know of the great worldwide workers’ holiday of “May 1st,” I nevertheless do not consider it redundant to remind…
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Unknown
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1892
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Speech delivered at the May meeting of agitators in Vilna in 1895.
Dear comrades!
Today, every group of the fighting proletariat has marked successes in its activities. It will be most appropriate to…
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Julius Martov
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1895