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Caracas, State of Venezuela
(Caracas, Venezuela)
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1843
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I was born in Tunisia, in Tunis, a few steps from that city’s large ghetto. My father, a harness maker, was somewhat pious, naturally somewhat so, as were all men of his trade and his station in life…
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Albert Memmi
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London, United Kingdom
(Paris, France)
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1962
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Friends, let’s celebrate this day—Viva!
Purim, occasion to be gay—Viva!
Safe and free from Haman’s wrong,
Let’s shout in unison this song—Viva, viva, viva . . .
Esther, brilliant as the sun—Viva!
G…
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Moses L. Penha
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1847
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Built in 1736, the Tzedek ve-Shalom synagogue served a Sephardic congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who had migrated from Holland to Suriname. Located in Suriname’s capital of Paramaribo, the…
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Paramaribo, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Paramaribo, Suriname)
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1736
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William Kentridge
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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1994
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Charleston, United States of America
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ca. 1819
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The French presence in North Africa completely disrupted the pattern of coexistence between the Jewish and Moslem communities that had existed for over a thousand years…
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André Chouraqui
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1952
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Blessed and powerful God, eternally [ . . . ] universal ruler, Lord of Hosts; we have come to beg of you and pray for the safety of the state, as you ordered us through your prophet: “Seek the welfare…
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David Hisquiau Baruch Louzada
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Jodensavanne, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Joden Savanna, Suriname)
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ca. 1790
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In the hot tranquillity of Sunday afternoons in Lusaka, beyond the shrill whistle of the cicadas and the drone of radio sports commentaries, we could hear the muffled thudding of tribal drums.
The…
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Elaine Durbach
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Maplewood, United States of America
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1986
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Nathan Levy
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Philadelphia, British America and the British West Indies
(Philadelphia, United States of America)
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1753