October 7, 2026
Tag: sadness on postcards
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Decoding Yiddish Postcards
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Postcards with captions, quips, and well-wishes, expressed in the Yiddish language, were mailed to friends and family just to stay connected. However, for the many who cannot read or understand the language they remain unexplained. Hy Mariampolski, a new Postcard History contributor, has deciphered the enigma.
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April 5, 2026 2 Comments
Westchester County, just north of New York City, has always served as the summer retreat for wealthy New Yorkers. In the Gilded Era, at the end of the Nineteenth Century, many of those merchant princes who had amassed wealth as a result of the enormous industrial growth that occurred in the United States after the […]