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I must first briefly describe human nature. Namely, we people contain within us the four fundamental [elements] like all other species of creation that are below us or inferior to us. It…
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Matheus Staedlein, Isaac Wetzlar
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Holy Roman Empire (Celle, Germany)
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1749
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Matheus Staedlein
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Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)
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1716–1735
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Phineas Halevi
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Halberstadt, Holy Roman Empire (Halbe Metze, Germany)
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1716
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This Purim tray from the seventeenth century was made in Hamburg, Germany. A fine repoussé piece, its center is adorned with a court scene, complete with a ruler sitting on a raised throne, surrounded…
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Artist Unknown
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Free Imperial City of Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
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17th Century
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May His great name be blessed! Before everything, it occurred to His simple will to create worlds, for there is no king without a people, as it is said: In the multitude of people is the…
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Naphtali Bacharach
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1648
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I set the Yiddish letters with my own hands.
Elle, daughter of the respected rabbi Moses from Holland.
I am not more than nine years old.
Among six children I am the only daughter.
Therefore, if you…
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Behrend Lehmann, Elle bat Moses ben Abraham Ger
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Dessau, Holy Roman Empire (Dessau, Germany)
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1696
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
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1572
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There was once a king who built a beautiful palace and hired two painters to paint it to the best of their abilities. He would pay them well.
And the painters said, “We will work diligently and…
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Anshel Levi
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1579
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I wish, then, to describe the four classes to which Jews today belong in order to derive therefrom the principal claim of this discussion, namely: to the extent that the Jews do not take advantage of…
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Lazarus Bendavid
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Vienna, Austrian Empire (Vienna, Austria)
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1793
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Theresa Concordia Mengs
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Dresden, Holy Roman Empire (Dresden, Germany)
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1745