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Yiddish TalesYitzchok-yossel BroitgeberAt the time I am speaking of, the above was about forty yea... An Original Strike I was invited to a wedding. Not a wedding at which ladie... A Woman's Wrath The small room is dingy as the poverty that clings to its w... Shalom Asch Born, 1881, in Kutno, Government of Warsaw, Russian Poland;... The Passover Guest I "I have a Passover guest for you, Reb Yoneh, such a gu... If It Was A Dream Yes, it was a terrible dream! But when one is only nine yea... Judah Steinberg Born, 1863, in Lipkany, Bessarabia; died, 1907, in Odessa; ... Abraham Raisin Born, 1876, in Kaidanov, Government of Minsk (Lithuania), W... A Picnic Ask Shmuel, the capmaker, just for a joke, if he would like... The Hole In A Beigel When I was a little Cheder-boy, my Rebbe, Bunem-Breine-Gite... Yohrzeit For Mother The Ginzburgs' first child died of inflammation of the lung... Eliezer David Rosenthal Born, 1861, in Chotin, Bessarabia; went to Breslau, Germany... Isaiah Berschadski Pen name of Isaiah Domaschewitski; born, 1871, near Derechi... Forlorn And Forsaken Forlorn and forsaken she was in her last years. Even when s... Country Folk Feivke was a wild little villager, about seven years old, w... The Misfortune Or How The Rav Of Pumpian Tried To Solve A Social Problem Pumpian is a little town in Lithuania, a Jewish town. It li... Sabbath Friday evening! The room has been tidied, the table laid... A Livelihood The two young fellows Maxim Klopatzel and Israel Friedman w... The Kaddish From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of en... Military Service "They look as if they'd enough of me!" So I think to mys... |
Isaac Dob BerkowitzCategory: ISAAC DOB BERKOWITZ Born, 1885, in Slutzk, Government of Minsk (Lithuania), White Russia; was in America for a short time in 1908; contributor to Die Zukunft; co-editor of Ha-Olam, Wilna; Hebrew and Yiddish writer; collected works: Yiddish, Gesammelte Schriften, Warsaw, 1910; Hebrew, Sippurim, Cracow, 1910. Next: Country Folk Previous: The Sinner
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