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The spa resort where European rebbes spent their summer vacations


Marienbad & Beyond
Published by David Leitner, $29.95, 536 pp
The small town of Marienbad, once a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic, earned its place in Yiddish literature thanks to a satirical piece by Sholem Aleichem in which he poked fun at nouveau-riche Warsaw Jews who imitated the aristocratic custom of spending summers at spa resorts in order to enjoy its healing mineral waters.
Before World War I, Marienbad was a popular resort for the highest rank of society. In 1907, the English king Edward VII and the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph had their so-called Meeting of the Monarchs there. ....

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Learning from Past Generations: In Memory of Professor Moshe Brawer


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Moshe Brawer, at work in his 90s. (Wikimedia Commons)
The passing this week of Professor Moshe Brawer, at the age of 101, known to generations of Israeli school children and university students for his atlases, caused me to reflect on the impact of people from the past generation on my life. ....

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