Project Gutenberg 2005-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 231 Trager, Hannah 1870 1943 Trager, Hannah Barnett Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Keren Vergon, Cori Samuel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago" by Hannah Trager is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the daily lives and customs of Jewish families in Jerusalem, emphasizing the warmth of family life, religious practices, and community interactions. Through the lens of various ceremonies and traditions, it provides readers with a heartfelt snapshot of Jewish culture and values during that period. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the Jacob family as they prepare for the Sabbath, illustrating the hustle and bustle of family life in their modest home. The opening portion sets the scene with the mother tidying up and the father teaching their son, Benjamin, about the significance of wearing his tsitsith, which he has been reluctant to do due to peer pressure. Benjamin's conflict and his father's gentle guidance illustrate the challenges of maintaining religious identity in a modern world. The family gathers for Sabbath dinner, where discussions arise around customs, illustrating the interplay of tradition and the evolving needs of the younger generation within this Jewish household. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Jews -- Social life and customs Children -- Palestine Jerusalem -- Social life and customs BM Text Judaism Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 151307 151315 2024-10-07T04:20:01.072909 2023-09-07T06:18:03.700105 text/html text/html 151859 2020-12-14T04:58:05 text/html; charset=us-ascii 248951 2020-12-14T04:58:05 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 330076 2024-10-07T04:20:09.079849 application/epub+zip 331296 2024-10-07T04:20:05.089876 application/epub+zip 122684 2024-10-07T04:20:03.332910 application/epub+zip 504168 2024-10-07T04:20:11.707876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486360 2024-10-07T04:20:07.980848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258404 2022-09-07T20:19:38.712514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135437 135343 2024-10-07T04:20:00.605920 2023-09-07T06:18:03.360084 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 135305 2020-12-14T04:58:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52426 2020-12-14T04:58:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20380 2024-10-07T04:20:11.882842 application/rdf+xml 17541 2024-10-07T04:20:04.217927 image/jpeg 3753 2024-10-07T04:20:03.824868 image/jpeg 324613 2024-10-07T04:20:01.097890 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia