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Those who seized the youths to put them into the army in the city where I was born, desired to have, as a residence for themselves, a house adjacent to the one in which my father…
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Abraham Ber Gottlober
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1880
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Hendrik Doncker
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1688
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After having arranged for fresh provisions and all kinds of refreshments, we set sail again, sailing away from land. Due to the wind’s silence, we proceeded into the sea without sailing, drifting for…
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Abraham Levie
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1750
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I will print this book in ink as a remembrance and a sign, a memorial for my dear children. For now I will reveal their strength with words, as a reminder for them and their children…
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Judah Peretz
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1712
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Moved by the fraternal love nourished in my…
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Moses Pereyra de Paiva
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Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin
(Ernakulam, India)
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1687
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Most magnificent and honored bride, my lady I gaze upon you:
Since I left Piacenza, I can honestly say that I am far away from my life. Oh, how can I live, and how can I hold up my limbs when I am so…
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Honorata Foa, Salamone Candia
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Ferrara, Papal States
(Ferrara, Italy)
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ca. 1590
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Algiers, French Algeria
(Algiers, Algeria)
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ca. 1870
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A Conversation between Abou Khalil and Abou Naddara Zarqa at Café Riche, Boulevard des Italiens, on the Night of the 14th of July 1878, Paris
[ . . . ] Abou Khalil::
Good Lord, I’ve missed your banter…
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James Sanua
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire
(Cairo, Egypt)
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1878
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We the undersigned have agreed that, seeing the difficulty that there is to collect what every particular member of our Nation must…
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The Portuguese Jewish Community of Bordeaux
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Bordeaux, Kingdom of France
(Bordeaux, France)
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1730–1744
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Safed is in the upper Galilee, in the Naftali region, with the bulk of the city atop the mountain. Surrounding the city’s mountain are some four mountains; on two of them, all the people are…
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Moses Basola
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Ancona, Papal States
(Ancona, Italy)
Date:
1521–1523