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Sadigura, Austro-HungarianEmpire
(Sadhora, Ukraine)
Date:
1880
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Sasow, Russian Empire
(Sasiv, Ukraine)
Date:
Late 19th–Early 20th Century
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As for me, I was born in Tsviatshits and my name is Mendele the Book Peddler. Most of the year I’m on the road, travelling from one place to another, so people know me everywhere. I ride all over…
Contributor:
Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh (Mendele Mokher Sforim)
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Berdichev, Russian Empire
(Berdychiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1864–1865
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These two Torah pointers (yadayim) are from Galicia, one made of ivory and brass and the other of wood. Yadayim (hands) are used during public reading of the Torah, so that the reader may avoid…
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Late 19th–Early 20th Century