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It has been a long, sorrowful time that Mr. Solomon Ha-Kohen of Tangier (may God protect him) has been living here with us in Fez (may God protect it), upset angry, and bitter. We did not know what…
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David Nieto, Jacob Ibn Tsur
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Fez, Alawi Dynasty
(Fes, Morocco)
Date:
1744
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In the days when…
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Jacob Cansino
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Madrid, Spanish Empire
(Madrid, Spain)
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1638
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I have found written in the handwriting of the sage, our master, the crown and glory that rests upon our heads, the perfect sage and excellent judge, who is modest and happy in all his affairs. His…
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Ibn Danan Family
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Fez, Kingdom of Morocco
(Fes, Morocco)
Date:
1616
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Fernand Bidon
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Marrakesh, Morocco
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1950
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Let us recount a story of the old days, of what happened to a great man who lived then.
He was our Rav Danon,
may his name endure forever.
We will not forget him ever,
We will extol him before God,
f…
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Anonymous
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Sarajevo, Ottoman Empire
(Sarajevo, Bosnia)
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ca. 1820
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And it came to pass in the days of Sultan Murad [IV], King of Turkey, may his majesty be exalted, in the third year of his reign, which is the year 5385 from creation [1625], the upright prince…
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Anonymous
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1627
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At that time, this story [parashah] was written: a great event happened to the Jews, which caused downfall such as never had been in the world before and never would occur again. They came before the…
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Se‘adya ha-Levi
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1667
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It was in the year 5457, which is the year 1109 in their calendar [1697 CE], in the month of Tevet, when the chill and the cold began and the water of the great river Ozo Sway [the Dnieper…
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David Leḥno
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Karasubazar, Crimean Khanate
(Bilohirsk, Ukraine)
Date:
First Quarter of the 18th Century
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Unknown
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Buda, Ottoman Empire
(Buda, Hungary)
Date:
1686
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The Sultan Selim loved the Jews very much, for he realized that with their help he could strike nations and kill mighty kings. [ . . . ] And it came to pass on the third day, when the…
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Elijah Capsali
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Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
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ca. 1523