The seventh child of a family of modest but prosperous merchants, Vainer was born in the shtetl of Stefanesti ... repression and state-ordained poverty under communism, the survivors ...

and yet internally, Israel acts more like a shtetl than a state. (For those not conversant with Yiddish in general and the word shtetl in particular, it’s just as it sounds: a tiny state – or ...

Britain’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie paints a terrible picture of over 100,000 people in the UK dying in poverty every year. The report, “Dying in Poverty 2024”, centres on ...

The film, called Kerl fun sofek in Yiddish, is set in an 18th-century Polish shtetl during the beginnings of the Hasidic movement. Hadassah (Elizabeth Connick), a young woman in late pregnancy ...

Poverty in India is a complex and multifaceted issue influenced by a combination of historical, economic, social, and political factors. Several renowned economists and leaders have provided ...

The elusive dream of Filipinos to attain financial freedom is almost close to impossible. Reports show that in 2022, only half of the Filipino adult population have savings, an improvement from ...

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...

Few artistes have regrets about how they spent their money in their heyday, and one of them is Lucy Wangui, best known as the magistrate in the television courtroom comedy series “Vioja ...

This is why I am excited to introduce you to The Shtetl – a one of a kind outdoor farming and building camp experience. A place where your child can explore, learn, and grow in a hands-on, cultivating ...

With every new policy and offhand remark, Trump belies the imaginary versions of himself that inspired many of his supporters.