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Dream Report
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Now, lo, I saw a dream and since then I am very feverish. May Iahmoliah attend to my welfare. Now, if you wish, do not sell them. Let the children eat them. Lo, there do not remain any cucumbers. Tran…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Early 5th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Dreams, Food and drink, Parenthood, Economic life

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter to His Mother
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May the Lord who dwells in Zion protect you from any grief and sorrow. To my beloved mother, the crown of my head, the pious Mrs. Rachel, may she live long. [ . . . ] You should know, my dear mom…

Contributor:

Moses Sussman Zarit

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1560

Subjects:

Family, Children, Parenthood, Plague, Education

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter to Her Son
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Dear HeartSey I have Severall of yours bearing Variety of Dates as well as Subiect, In Wich I have had Vast deall of Delight relating to Some matters, Especialy that wich Concerns Your Self. Nothing…

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Abigaill Levy Franks

Places:

New York City, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1743

Subjects:

Family, Parenthood, Children, Education, Food and drink

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter from Fromet to Moses Mendelssohn
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Berlin, 18 July 1777 Berlin, 13 Tammuz 5537 Dear Moses, may you live, I hope that my letter will find you happy and in good spirits in Königsberg. We are all, thank G-d, well and alive, and when you…

Contributor:

Fromet Guggenheim

Places:

Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)

Date:

1777

Subjects:

Family, Leisure, Parenthood, Love, Orphans

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters