The Collection: a Wealth of Jewish History

Title

Date

1925

Subject

Description

The Museum Collection is distinctive for its vast quantity of newspaper clippings of reviews and interviews, and programs and playbills that provide detailed information about the social and cultural life of Polish Jewry from the late 19th century to the eve of World War II.

Publisher

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Text

The Vilna Society of Health of the Jewish Population The Hall of the Industrial Club Masquerade Ball January 23 1925 Assembly 10 o clock in the evening. Mottos:
1) Everyone must come exhausted, dead hungry, and faint with thirst
2) Attending the Masquerade Ball and conducting oneself according to the laws is the best way to preserve one’s health from sickness (from depression, for sure) for an entire year; until the next masquerade ball of the OZE. Program Balu Maskowego “OZE” w dniu 23-go stycznia 1925 g. w salach klubu Nandlowo-Przemyslowego
The Shulkhan Aruch Of the Contests
A. The Contest for the most original costume. 1. For this contest the price is determined by the guests themselves 2. All masks who want to participate must pre-register in “the office of contests” where they will get a number 3. Each mask will be voted the most original by those in the audience by their buying a ticket 4.Such tickets may be acquired in the office of tickets for one groshen a piece. 5.Each guest may buy as many such prize tickets as he or she likes. 6. Only tickets stamped “for the most original costume” will be considered valid. 7. Members chosen randomly from among the audience count the tickets.
B. The Other Three Contests 1.For the three other contests, guests may only nominate candidates; prizes will be decided by a special jury. 2. No one should retreat from the mitzvah of nominating a candidate: therefore, upon entry, everyone will receive 3 forms with the name of each contest on each one of them. 3.Guests are allowed to nominate only one candidate per contest by giving up his form to that candidate 4. Only those with no fewer than 10 such forms will be considered by the jury Comment: The jury reserves the right to make exceptions to this rule when necessary.

Translation

The Vilna Society of Health of the Jewish Population
The Hall of the Industrial Club Masquerade Ball
January 23 1925
Assembly 10 o' clock in the evening.

Mottos:
1) Everyone must come exhausted, dead hungry, and faint with thirst.
2) Attending the Masquerade Ball and conducting oneself according to the laws is the best way to preserve one’s health from sickness (from depression, for sure) for an entire year; until the next masquerade ball of the OZE.

The "Shulkhan Aruch" Of the Contests
A. The Contest for the Most Original Costume.
1. For this contest the price is determined by the guests themselves. 2. All masks who want to participate must pre-register in “the office of contests” where they will get a number.
3. Each mask will be voted the most original by those in the audience by their buying a ticket.
4. Such tickets may be acquired in the office of tickets for one groshen a piece.
5. Each guest may buy as many such prize tickets as he or she likes. 6. Only tickets stamped “for the most original costume” will be considered valid.
7. Members chosen randomly from among the audience count the tickets.

B. The Other Three Contests
1. For the three other contests, guests may only nominate candidates; prizes will be decided by a special jury.
2. No one should retreat from the mitzvah of nominating a candidate: therefore, upon entry, everyone will receive 3 forms with the name of each contest on each one of them.
3. Guests are allowed to nominate only one candidate per contest by giving up his form to that candidate.
4. Only those with no fewer than 10 such forms will be considered by the jury. Comment: The jury reserves the right to make exceptions to this rule when necessary.

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“The Collection: a Wealth of Jewish History,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 23, 2024, https://immigrationusa.yivo.org/items/show/2173.

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