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On the day of my abundant joy
illness suddenly overcame me
Birth pangs and rupture
overwhelmed me
I gave birth and died, like a blossom
I turned away
And the fruit of my womb was
brought with me to…
Contributor:
Rebecca Henriquez da Costa
Places:
Cassipora, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Cassipora, Suriname)
Date:
1771
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Italics indicate that the text was written in Hebrew, not Portuguese.
Contributor:
The Jewish Community of Curaçao
Places:
Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Curaçao)
Date:
Early 18th Century