Word: shlecht
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...growled a stubble-bearded Manhattan rabbi one day last week, "for the shadchen, business is shlecht-terrible, terrible...
Last week in Brooklyn met the Marriage Brokers' Association of the U.S. To its members the Association's secretary, Rabbi Nathan Wolf, reported that business is indeed shlecht, with kalles (would-be brides) outnumbering chassanim (would-be grooms) ten to one. Next day Rabbi Wolf received newshawks in the midtown Manhattan Synagog where, at an annual cost of $500 to New York City, he is the only registered voter. Wearing a black skullcap, he tabulated chassanim according to their worth as husbands. Most in demand are doctors, who may command a dowry of $12,000. Rabbis get from...
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