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Jewish students with their teacher in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, picture taken between 1905-1915 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's like a snapshot from another Earth from where I'm standing.
This is the kind of outstanding content that sends my mind on a trip and helps to triangulate my position in the vast human scheme of things across space and time.
Thank you!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for this comment. It captures what I vaguely feel when seeing such pictures myself.