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Excerpt from History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, From the Earliest Times Until the Present Day
Concerning the transcription of Slavonic names, the reader is referred to the explanations given in the preface to the first volume. The foot-notes added by the translator have been placed in square brackets. The poetic quotations by the author have been reproduced in English verse, the translation follow ing both in content and form the original languages of the quotations as closely as possible. As in the case of the first volume, a number of editorial changes have become necessary. The material has been re-arranged and the headings have been supplied inaccordance with the-genera1 plan of the work. A number of pages have been added, dealing with the atti tude of the American people and Government toward the anti Jewish persecutions in Russia. These additions will be found on pp. 292-296, pp. 394-396, and pp. 408-410. I am indebted to Dr. Cyrus Adler for his kindness in reading the proof of this part of the work.
The dates given in this volume are those of the Russian calendar, except for the cases in which the facts relate to happenings outside of Russia.
AS in the first volume, the translator has been greatly assisted by the Hon. Mayer Sulzberger, who has read the proofs with his usual care and discrimination, and by Professor Alexander Marx, who has offered a number of valuable suggestions. I. F.
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