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There was a man in Castile called Americo. He had a large ship, in which he placed a great number of supplies, as much as his soul desired, and he also resolved in his heart to amass as much booty as…
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Joseph ha-Kohen
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Sabbioneta, Republic of Venice
(Sabbioneta, Italy)
Date:
1554
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Finally, a town. We ride through the shtetl of Tartakuv, Jews, ruins, cleanliness of a Jewish kind, the Jewish race, little stores.
I am still ill, I’ve still not gotten back on…
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Isaac Babel
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Sokal, Second Polish Republic
(Sokal, Ukraine)
Komarow, Poland
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1920
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Before the war Bloyne was a rich and elegant Jewish town: wide streets, a large municipal park, several monuments, many tall buildings, large stores. But when the war came through, the town was…
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Sh. An-ski
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1920
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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)
Date:
ca. 1750