'Purim and Passover,' Spektor's, 184, 185. Purim plays, 234, 243. 'Rabbi Joselmann,' Goldfaden's, 239. 'Rabbi on the Ocean, The,' Ehrenkranz's, 79. Rabbinical schools, 74, 235, 244, 245. Rabbis, opposed to folklore, 26; in legends, 32-36; in folksong, 71; and see 6, 50, 91, 124, 163. Rabelaisian humor, in Linetzki, 164. Rabinowitsch, B. Z., 75. Rabinowitsch, M. J., his sketches, 202. Rabinowitsch, Solomon, his poetry, 105, 106; imitating Nekrasov, 106; establishes _Jüdische Volksbibliothēk_, 110; review of his prose works, 194-201; his versatility, and comparison with Spektor, 194; attracts attention of Russian critics, 195; his delineations of character, 195; compared to Gogol and Ostrovski, 195, 196; a litterateur, 196; 'Child's Play,' 196; 'Sender Blank,' 196, 197; 'Stempenju,' 197; 'Jossele Ssolowee,' 198; his poetic prose not successful, 198; history of _Volksbibliothēk_, 198-200; criticises Schaikewitsch, 200, 201; and see ix, 23, 86, 172, 179, 199, 215, 220, 252, 253; extract and translation, 300-305. Rabnizki, as critic, 201; and see 21. 'Rag and the Papershred, The,' Winchevsky's, 124. 'Railroad, The,' Zunser's, 93. Rambam, see Maimonides. 'Realistic Library,' Kobrin's, 225. Realists, in America, 222, 225. 'Reb Jossel,' Perez's, 113. 'Reb Treitel,' Spektor's, 186. Rebe, 71; and see Rabbi. 'Rebecca's Death,' Goldfaden's, 88. 'Recollections,' see 'Sichrōnes.' 'Red Caroline,' Freid's, 213. Red Jews, 30, 159. Reflection, songs of, 77, 82, 93. Reform, Mendelssohnian, finding its way into Russia and Poland, 6; forcing Jargon on J. G., 23; in Galicia, 72; not successful because of ostracism of J. G., 135; connection with, broken, 191, 196; and see 8, 89, 101, 131, 132, 148, 149. Reformation, by Dick, 171; and see 4. Reichersohn, Zwi Hirsch, translator of Krylov, 100. Reingold, I., coupletist, 120. Remuneration of authors, 160, 199. Resser, 249. Retrospective spirit, in folksong, 53. _Revue des Études Juives_, 28, 30. Rhine, Slavic Jews from, 3, 18; J. G., resembling dialects of Middle, 17. Richter, Jean Paul, influence on Aksenfeld, 141, 147. Rivkin, bookseller, ix. 'Rochele the Singer,' Falkowitsch's, 174. Romancero, Perez, in style of, 111. Romantic love, in folksong, 57. Rombro, J., his activity, 223, 224; and see 226, 238. Romm, printing office, 97, 170, 254. 'Rose between Thorns, A,' Sahik's, 243. 'Rōsele,' Gordin's, 241. Rosenberg, F., 3, 74. Rosenfeld, Morris, review of his life and works, 124-130; his life, 125; experience in sweat-shop, 125; first attempts in poetry, 125, 126; his obligations to various authors, 126; his cry of anguish and despair, 126, 127; review of 'The Songs from the Ghetto,' 127-129; his dramatic and lyrical qualities, 129; technical structure of his poems, 129, 130; compared to Dante, 130; and see 107, 120, 123, 229, 242; poem and translation, 324-333.