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Comment on 1/8 | Yortsayt of Isaac Raboy by Amy Barlow

Amy Barlow — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:44:04 +0000

My spouse’s great-grandfather. It is difficult to find info on him though he is equated with Jack London

Comment on 1/8 | Yortsayt of Isaac Raboy by Susan Raboy

Susan Raboy — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:20:58 +0000

Thank you for info on my great uncle. My grandfather was Morris Raboy-Issac’s older brother.

Comment on 3/8 | International Women’s Day: Esther by Jack Jacobs

Jack Jacobs — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:47:34 +0000

This is a great article, and Esther richly deserves recognition — but I don’t agree that Esther “was the only female member of the Bund in a policy-making position” after the 1905 Revolution. Sara Szweber, a leading trade unionist, became a member of the Bund’s Central Committee in a later period in the Bund’s history.

Comment on 3/2 | Birthday of Sholem Aleichem by Patrick Mehr

Patrick Mehr — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:17:19 +0000

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Comment on Der Vortsman — February 2012 by Shmuel (Ross) Perlin

Shmuel (Ross) Perlin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:49:22 +0000

Sh’koyekh, Vortsman, a great write-up. As the author of the Forward piece mentioned, allow me to give my thanks and do a belated tikkun-toes for the Max/Uriel mixup. As for “shtetls”, that’s a direct quote, and legitimate Jewish English, I think—shtetlekh/shtetlakh will be used by the Yiddish-savvy, but I think shtetls is as acceptable as “mohels” or even “chateaus”. Zol zayn mit hatslokhe in LA!

Comment on 12/17 | Birthday of Władysław Broniewski by yiddishkayt

yiddishkayt — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:43:18 +0000

Thanks for the correction and for the translation of this fantastic poem.
—Yiddishkayt

Comment on 12/17 | Birthday of Władysław Broniewski by Witold Liliental

Witold Liliental — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:41:38 +0000

I am the translator of this poem. One correction: Szmul Zygielbojm did not shoot himself. He committed suicide by turning on the gas in his London apartment.This was after the Polish Underground courier Jan Karski smuggled microfilms showing the plight of Jews in occupied Poland to the Polish Government in exile in London and despite many attempts by the Polish goverment to get the Allies to act on this, there was only lukewarm response or even total lack of interest.
Respectfully,
Witold Liliental,
Oakville, ON
Canada

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Comment on Der Vortsman — October 2011 by Der Vortsman

Der Vortsman — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:09:41 +0000

Harriet, khazak in Hebrew means strength. Nothing to make fun of.