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Fictional Ephraim and the True Tragedy

Ephraim Jacobowitz, who loves his boss’s daughter, Miriam, has a small role in Blue Thread. We get a hint of his life before 1912, when he tries to persuade Miriam that he wants to help her print her postcards. “I think you are printing cards for the suffrage campaign—and, yes, women should vote. I do [...]

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