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With devout accents, the beautiful Hebrew woman
Implored the exalted choirs for their grace,
Indeed, midst heavenly stars, in sacred fires,
She holds supreme minds happily in her grip:
Upon the sound…
Contributor:
Sarra Copia Sullam
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1623
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I have already hinted at this in the previous chapter: how…
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Samuel Archevolti
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Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
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1602
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And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojourning, in the land of Canaan (Genesis 37:1): In that part of the land of Canaan where his father had lived, similar to the verse: [To Mamre, to Kiryat…
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Ovadiah Sforno
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Bologna, Papal States
(Bologna, Italy)
Date:
Before 1550
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Your Holiness,
As the Chief Rabbi of this community, whose history goes back thousands of years, I wish to express to you my intense satisfaction at the gesture you have wished to carry out today…
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Elio Toaff
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Washington D.C., United States of America
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1986
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As for the number of the Jews, one cannot precisely determine it, not even having firm knowledge of the places in which they dwell. Regarding the ten tribes that were captured by…
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Simone Luzzatto
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1638
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This Haggadah, decorated in the Ashkenazic tradition, was copied in northern Italy. As is traditional for Ashkenazic Haggadahs, illustrations appear in the margins and frame the text. At the top left…
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Artist Unknown
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1502
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The Hebrews have been taught and instructed more than any other nation in the school of hardship under the rigorous discipline of that necessity, because they are deprived of real estate, forbidden…
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Simone Luzzatto
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1638
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Maurycy Gottlieb
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Rome, Kingdom of Italy
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1878–1879
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Emanuele Luzzati
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1969
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Philipp Veit
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
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1819