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    Issue 9 | February 2012

    Issue 9 | February 2012

    detail from painted wooden doors featuring a love poem in Judeo-Persian, Iran, c. 19th century. From the Diaspora Museum exhbition "Light and Shadows: the story of Iran and the Jews," 2011

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  • Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

    Yair Lifshitz

    An annual outlet for the pressure cooker of the medieval Jewish community, the Purim spiel subtly subverts the power structures of Jewish society, making a mockery of their authority Yair Lifshitz Reb Yeshaya Priwes was not ena

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  • Picture of the Month | Planting Seedlings

    Yisrael Goldman

    Yisrael Goldman Tu Bishvat, the new year for trees in the Jewish calendar, has gained significantly in popularity over the generations. From a date of mainly fiscal significance for calculating agricultural tithes, it was expand

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