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Tag: Pale Of Settlement

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Multigenerational, Multifaceted ‘Our Little Histories’

Ruth Marks Eglash in Hadassah · 11 Oct

Our Little Histories by Janice Weizman explores the intertwined narratives of a Jewish family scattered across the globe by tides of antisemitism and tradition.

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David Duchovny takes a deep dive into his Jewish heritage on 'Finding Your Roots'

Adam Kovac in Forward · 15 Feb 2023

Actor David Duchovny explored his Jewish heritage on the show "Finding Your Roots."

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Opinion | I went to Ukraine to find my roots. The KGB found me first

Forward · 2 Mar 2022

In this personal account, the author recounts a trip to Ukraine in 1970 to explore his Jewish roots, during which he is detained by the KGB for visiting a city without permission.

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The Accidental Rise of the Modern Yiddish Theater

Alyssa Quint in Tablet · 21 May 2021

The modern Yiddish theater had an accidental rise in the late 19th century, starting in Odessa.

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A Golem in Argentina

Henry Gonshak in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Dec 2018

"The Silence of Malka" is a graphic novel set in a Jewish settlement in Argentina at the end of the 19th century, featuring a golem created to help a struggling farmer and his family.

0 Literature Culture

The Jewish Critic and the Devil’s Point of View

Ruth R. Wisse in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Mar 2018

Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh, known as Mendele Mokher Seforim, is a key figure in modern Yiddish literature, often using his alter ego Mendele to critique Jewish society in the Pale of Settlement.

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S. An-sky: More Than Just 'The Dybbuk'

Forward · 20 Oct 2009

S. An-sky, the Belarus-born polymath also known as Shloyme Zanvl Rappoport, is not just known for his famous 1914 play "The Dybbuk", but also for his vast range of achievements in poetry, fiction, ethnography, and more.