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A peasant was transporting a large cart of hay. He had to pass through a low gateway, but the cart couldn’t pass under it. People advised the peasant to wear glasses with magnifying lenses, so that…
Contributor:
S. Beilin
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
Second half of the 19th century
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Shlof, shlof, shlof,
Der tateh vet kumen in dorf,
Vet er brengn an epeleh,
Vet zayn gezunt dos kepele.
Sleep, sleep, sleep,
Daddy is traveling to the village,
He will bring back a little apple,
So…
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(Moscow, Russia)
Date:
Late 19th–Early 20th Century
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There’s a fire in the hearth
Warm and cozy as it gets
The rebbe teaches children
The Hebrew alphabet
Contributor:
Mark Varshavsky
Places:
Kiev, Russian Empire
(Kyiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1900
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The “kindergarten” as a corridor to the salon of education, as a foundation for the tower of learning, has received particular attention among all civilized peoples, and all the more so does it…
Contributor:
Yitsḥak Alterman
Places:
Moscow, Russian Empire
(Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1917
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“The story began in the year . . .”
But he forgot which year it was, so you must make do without it.
“It happened towards the end of Elul, when people say slikhes, penitential prayers. A town is a…
Contributor:
Y. L. Peretz
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1899
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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…
Contributor:
Esther Frumkina
Places:
Minsk, Russian Empire
(Minsk, Belarus)
Date:
1908
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Abraham Chajkes was famous throughout the town, nay, even throughout the entire district, as a decent, “solid,” wealthy merchant. [ . . . ]
He gave his growing children the best education according to…
Contributor:
Wilhelm Feldman
Places:
Kraków, Russian Empire
(Kraków, Poland)
Date:
1889
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Avrom Golomb
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1919
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The Waters of Strife (Meribah)
What is it between me and you, O man of God, that you have come to me to remind me of my sin? (1 Kings 17:18)
Drops of oil fell into the pitcher of water. A…
Contributor:
Judah Shteynberg
Places:
(Edine?, Moldova)
Date:
1896