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posset — noun Etymology: Middle English poshet, possot Date: 15th century a hot drink of sweetened and spiced milk curdled with ale or wine … New Collegiate Dictionary
LEATHER INDUSTRY AND TRADE — Biblical and Talmudic Times The one Hebrew word רֹוע (or) covers skin, hide, and leather, so that it is difficult to establish whether references in the Bible are to skin or leather. The Bible frequently refers to garments made from skin (e.g.,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OLITZKY — OLITZKY, family of three brothers, all Yiddish authors. LEIB (1897–1975) was poet, short story writer, and translator. He taught in Yiddish schools in his native Trisk and in Warsaw until 1939. Fleeing eastward from the German invaders, he spent… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHOMER — (pseudonym of Nahum Meyer Shaikevich; 1849–1905), Yiddish novelist, dramatist. Born in Nesvizh, Russia, Shomer settled in Pinsk. He began his literary career in the 1870s with Hebrew translations from German in Ha Meliẓ. Under the influence of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
