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I weep for you with all the letters of the alphabet
that made your hopeful songs. I saw how reason spent
itself in vain for hope, how you strove against regret—
and all the while your hearts were…
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Chaim Grade
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New York, United States of America
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1960
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The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord: Thus said the Lord, the God of Israel: Write down in a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you. For days are coming—declares the…
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Shalom Italia
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1640–1649
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Joseph ben Ḥayim de Vitali
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(Aitoloakarnania, Greece)
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1528
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Andrea Marelli
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
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1573
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This rare example of a Roman ketubah (marriage contract) from the seventeenth century was written on the occasion of the marriage of Menahem ben Samuel Zadik to Zevia, daughter of the prominent banker…
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Artist Unknown
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
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1627
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Shabbetai Sheftel Auerbach
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1706
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Devorà Ascarelli
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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1601
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A further word: Because Koheleth was a sage, he continued to instruct the people. He listened to and tested the soundness of many maxims. Koheleth sought to discover useful sayings and recorded…
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Thus said the author, Nehemiah ḥiya, son of my master, my father, Moses ḥayun: I myself know that all who see this book will be greatly astonished, and they will say, “Look at…
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Nehemiah ḥiya ḥayun
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1713