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We, the poor of Israel, inhabitants of the city of Izmir, may God protect it, slaves of our lord and king, Sultan Abdülmecid, may his name be praised and long live his reign, [are] oppressed and…
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Unknown
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
Date:
1847
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In the year 5121 (1361 CE), Sultan Murad I conquered the great city of Adrianople—called Edirne by the Turks and Endirne by the Jews…
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Salomon Rosanes
Places:
Sofia, Ottoman Empire
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
Date:
1914
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[By “war”] I mean concrete war—rather than a war of words or an incomplete war of demonstrations. I am not in denial regarding the existence of these words or those demonstrations, and neither do I…
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Murād Faraj
Places:
Cairo, Ottoman Empire
(Cairo, Egypt)
Date:
1912
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Artist Unknown
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1735
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To our fruit of holiness enwrapped in praise, our man of deeds rich in accomplishment, the exalted prince and honored rabbi. May your light shine like the rising sun, blossom like the flowers! May an…
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Nathan of Gaza
Places:
Gaza, Ottoman Empire
(Gaza, Palestine)
Date:
1666
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My brothers, my children, and my friends know this: I understood with great clarity that the True One, whom I alone have known for many generations and for whom I have strived so much, wants me to…
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David de Castro Tartas, Shabbetai Tzvi
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1666
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[Sabbatai’s] illumination grew steadily more intense up to the thirteenth day of the month of Adar [23 February]. On that day his brother came for a stay, along with four of Vani Effendi’s men.…
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Jacob Najara
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Adrianople, Ottoman Empire
(Edirne, Turkey)
Date:
1671
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This satirical political cartoon, printed in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the Ladino socialist periodical El Pueblo, mocks Theodor Herzl’s 1902 visit to Istanbul, while also indicating the brutal policies of…
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Artist Unknown
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Sofia, Ottoman Empire
(Bulgaria, Bulgaria)
Date:
1902
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Concerning the matter of the ten tribes, my dear sir should know that in Egypt, there is a place that is called Sawakin, almost a thirty-day distance away—from there, some say it is a three-day…
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Abraham ben Eliezer Halevi
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1527/28
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Now since the episode of the earthquake has already been mentioned, in order that all those who come after us should be aware of it, I shall place on record what occurred in relation to the earthquake…
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Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1688