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Discusses the Vurke dynasty's role in Polish Jewish life and political leadership.
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- 0:02[Music] a date which will live in information [Music] both of those projects initiatives got off…
- 4:11it was too it's the truth but but um talking about Central pollen either way so…
- 8:24dynasties of central Poland in 19th century first half in the second half of the 19th…
- 12:32glory in Cuts so these two were very close friends and they continued to be very…
- 16:35now we're very limited now we're kind of like now now when there's splits you have…
- 20:41respects why was it unique that he becomes this kind of like self-made political leader of…
- 24:50um administrative team and drafting letters and petitions and lobbyists and meetings and organization notes very…
- 28:58exclusively all of his leadership was on a national scale he fought for a right to…
- 33:06or something when they brought it to him he asked his guy to wear it instead…
- 37:14was another fascinating figure very extreme very extreme excuse me he had some odd stringencies in…
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