Word: jewish
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Professor Gottheil, President of the Zionist Association and head of the department of Oriental Languages of the University of Columbia, will deliver a lecture this evening in Harvard 1 at 7.45 on the "Restoration of the Jewish Commonwealth." The lecture is given under the auspices of the Semitic Conference and will be open to the public...
...give a general introduction to the psychological and historical study of religion. Old Testament 9 hf. will also be given by Professor Moore. It is primarily for graduates and will meet Wednesdays and Fridays at 3.30. The course will give interpretations of selections from the Old Testament and later Jewish writings, illustrating the efficiency and operation of sacrifice...
During the second half-year Professor George F. Moore will give the two following half-courses in the Divinity School: Old Testament 9; interpretation of selections from the Old Testament and later Jewish writings illustrating conceptions of the efficacy and operation of sacrifice--Wednesday and Friday at 3.30. Comparative Religion 2; general introduction to the study of religion, psychological and historical--Wednesday and Friday...
...three Yiddish theatres of New York are the only ones in the world. Their performances are always well attended but they have never received that attention from dramatic critics which is accorded to the German stage. The Jewish drama is almost unknown to the Gentile world...
Originally the productions took the form of light operas, with good music, and popular songs. Later melodramatic situations were taken from French, German and English sources, and combined, with legends of Jewish history. But the production in 1892, of "Siberia," by Gordon the greatest of Yiddish realist playwrights, marked the beginning of the realist movement which is still dominant. The Jews have a strong artistic sentiment, and value their plays, not as sources of amusement, but as true reflections of their surroundings. Their realistic plays have many faults; they are too harrowing in detail, and they are often grossly incongruous...