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The new Rabbi pleased everybody, because he was beyond all doubt a righteous man. I was then a boy of twelve. My father received two letters from Rabbi Yukel on the subject of a good match for me in…
Contributor:
Ber of Bolechów
Places:
Bolechow, Habsburg Empire (Bolekhiv, Ukraine)
Date:
ca. 1790–1800
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His sorrowful expression broke her heart. She’d always believed that her father was strong and would do whatever was necessary to retain his dignity and his self-respect. And now for the first time…
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David Bergelson
Places:
Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1913
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The other day I met a Jew from Shklov on Arbat Street, directly opposite the entrance to the Vakhtangov Theater, and he told me about the moon he knew in Shklov, which urged him to Moscow. The Jew was…
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Shmuel Godiner
Date:
1928
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Well, no sooner had I thought of my Hodl than she appeared by my side. She sat down next to me on the stoop, looked around, and said in a low voice, “Papa, are you listening? I have to tell you…
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Sholem Aleichem
Places:
Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1904–1905