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  • = Hayye Dvoshe = (ḥai´-e dvo´-she), _Hebr. _ and _Yid.

    The Promised Land Mary Antin 1915

  • Already three letters have I sent – the last one, you know, you yourself wrote for me, Hannah Hayye, dear – and no answer.

    The Promised Land 1912

  • This second choice was Hannah Hayye, only daughter of Raphael, called the

    The Promised Land 1912

  • And after the application of a corner of her shawl to her eyes and nose, Hayye Dvoshe, continuing: –

    The Promised Land 1912

  • Hayye Dvoshe, the wig-maker, for the eleventh time repeating herself, to my mother, still patiently attentive, thus: –

    The Promised Land 1912

  • The people continued to call her Raphael's Hannah Hayye, and under that name she was greatly respected in the business world.

    The Promised Land 1912

  • Hannah Hayye, the only daughter of Raphael the Russian, going on sixteen, buxom, bright, capable, and well educated, could not escape the eye of the shadchan.

    The Promised Land 1912

  • [Footnote 1: One of these, entitled _Samme de-Hayye_ ( "Elixir of Life"), was written in Yiddish, being designed by the author for the lower classes.] 2.

    History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) I. [Translator] Friedlaender 1900

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