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Some decades ago Jewish badkhonim-actors [jesters] were still a very common phenomenon. Most of the time the badkhn was not only an entertainer improvising rhymes and funny sayings, but…
Contributor:
Dov Ber Slutsky
Date:
1936
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According to the workings of the natural order there are three periods through which each primordial nation passes from the time it comes into being until it passes from the scene and perishes:
- The…
Contributor:
Nachman Krochmal
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Tarnopol, Austrian Empire
(Ternopil, Ukraine)
Date:
1800-1840
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Dear reader, take out a sheet of paper and a pen and follow my calculations. This measure will not be pointless, as the numbers we will be dealing with are rather enormous, and mistakes can be easily…
Contributor:
Isidoro Epstein
Places:
Mexico City, Restored Republic (Mexico)
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Date:
1875
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Once again, following our custom of addressing readers [of the weekly journal Jutrzenka (Dawn), April 3, 1863] in view of the upcoming celebrations, we open the book of books, our holy Torah, in order…
Contributor:
Daniel Neufeld
Places:
Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1863