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I will raise the matter of trimming the beard
He trims it away like leaven [on the eve of Passover]
He leaves only a small goatee.
One more…
Cover page of G. Bocz’s Yiddish-language biology textbook, Geviksn: Baarbet Avrom Golomb (Plants: Reworked by Avrom Golomb).
As Jews we hope: firstly, that Yiddish folk-literature, which the young Jewish generation has created for the Jewish people, will continue to grow, attract more talent, and attain the same level as…
The synagogues where older and more modest congregants pray are spared to some extent. It is a good thing that they are closed all day and all night and are opened only for early morning prayers and…
May the Lord who dwells in Zion protect you from any grief and sorrow. To my beloved mother, the crown of my head, the pious Mrs. Rachel, may she live long. [ . . . ] You should know, my dear mom…
Khaye-Gite came. She is a typical grandmother. She talks to God quietly, politely. She wasn’t too keen on telling us about being a grandmother. She just told us a few things. She knows lots…
When a woman has within herself as much of what is masculine as a man has within himself of what is feminine—i.e., what he lacks in Masculinity, then in their sexual union the divided parts of M and F…
One of the most important things that the government has introduced in Russia to improve education among Jews is the decree that each community must choose a…
Signs of a new spirit among certain circles of the Jewish intelligentsia can be detected even in the private sphere, within the four walls of their homes. It happens—admittedly, not very often, but…
Despite all the great difficulties and obstacles, the school in Demievka soon attracted the attention of the Kiev Jewish public. The remote muddy little street in Demievka became a central location…