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Contributor:
Doña Reina Mendes
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1593–1595
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The Holy One, blessed be He, gave understanding, wisdom, knowledge, fear of sin, and generosity of soul to the eminent philanthropist, so that he should earn a good name and receive glory, his honor R…
Contributor:
The Jewish Community of Maḥla (Egypt)
Places:
Maḥla, Ottoman Empire
(Al Maḩallah al Kubrá, Egypt)
Date:
17th Century
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And now, why is it that I ask you, and beg of you, like a son who begs of his father, that you do everything that you possibly can to emigrate to this holy place? If there is no other reason, then it…
Contributor:
Samuel Picho
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
ca. 1500
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When the heads of the holy nation were assembled together—the holy communities here in the village of Magnesia—and they saw that the power of the testimony was dissipated and there was none remaining…
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The Jewish Community of Magnesia (Manisa)
Places:
Magnesia, Ottoman Empire
(Manisa, Turkey)
Date:
1555
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Contributor:
Nicolas de Nicolay
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1568