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There was a certain man in our country who had become totally impoverished, and who had betrothed his elder daughter to her appropriate mate. During the period of her betrothal—the date fixed for…
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Moses Isserles
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Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Kraków, Poland)
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Mid–16th Century
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Honorata Foa
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1582/3
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Wife of Shimon Soave
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17th Century
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Amon:Proclaim to the citizens of our city that in joy and gladness we propose to marry our daughter Beruriah to the handsome Jedidiah, Sholom’s son. Our most…
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Judah Sommo
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
(Mantova, Italy)
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1550
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Turn from evil and do good.
Beloved Son. The great esteem in which I hold you and my intense desire for your welfare have prompted me to draw up this list of virtues as an antidote against the…
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Isaac de Matatia Aboab
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1685
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When I was born, I was given the name Manuel, after my grandfather, Manuel Alvares Pinto, as was said earlier. For this reason and because I was my father’s eldest son, my grandfather always had me…
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Isaac de Pinto
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1671
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Bernard Picart
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1722