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Letter to Mendele
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Dedication to My Dearly Beloved Grandfather, Reb Mendalle Mocher SephorimTo my dear grandfather, greetings!Stempenyu, my first long novel, which I inscribe to you, is yours; not only because I have…

Contributor:

Sholem Aleichem

Places:

Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1886

Subjects:

Writing, Jewish identity, Love, Music, Yiddish, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
A Din Toyre mit Gott/Der kadish fun rabi Levi Yitshok (A Court Case with God/The Kaddish of Rabbi Levi Isaac)
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“Good morning, Master of the universe! I, Levi-Yitzchok of Berdytschev, have come to hold Judgment with You concerning Your people Israel. What have You against Israel? Why have you imposed…

Contributor:

Levi Isaac of Berdichev

Places:

Berdyczów, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Berdychiv, Ukraine)

Date:

ca. 1790

Subjects:

Music, Exile, Hasidism, Yiddish, Nationalism, Performing arts, Poetry

Categories:

Performing Arts, Music, Popular Poetry, Poetry