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[ . . . ] There are moments when the pile of worn clothing in the center of the rag room bestirs itself suddenly like a volcano and sends a pervasive fear throughout the large room. The…
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Ka-Tzetnik 135633
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1953
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Despite gender restrictions, Jewish women played central roles as religious leaders in the early modern period. Meet the female leader of one of the most controversial cults in Jewish history.
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Brno, Holy Roman Empire (Brno, Czech Republic)
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ca. 1771
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Isaac Tyrnau, Shim’on Levi Gintsburg
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1600
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This watercolor from the Gennadius Library’s Costume Album collection, in Athens, depicts two Jewish women—a widow (left) and a married woman (right)—in the colorful traditional attire of…
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Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
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1574
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
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1572
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This episode occurred on Deribasov Street, about two years after the beginning of our story.
At that time our editorial office was located at the upper end of the street, in the…
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Vladimir Jabotinsky
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Mandate Palestine (Israel, Israel)
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1935
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Cornelis de Bruyn
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Paris, Kingdom of France (Paris, France)
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1714
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Date Unknown, early 19th century
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Wenceslaus Hollar
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Arundel, Kingdom of Great Britain (Arundel, United Kingdom)
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1644
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Silence, and a starry night
Frost crackling, fine as sand.
Remember how I taught you
To hold a gun in your hand?
In fur jacket and beret,
Clutching a hand grenade,
A girl whose skin is velvet
Ambus…
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Hirsh Glik
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1942