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Toward the end of the first century, in the spring of the last year of the reign of the Emperor Vespasian, two entries were made in the Roman archives of the district of Galilee. The first…
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Milton Steinberg
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New York, United States of America
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1939
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There was once a Mohel, who was very avaricious. He had inherited some money, and his sole pleasure was to augment his wealth, and count his gold and silver coin. In his own opinion he was a religious…
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Wolf Pascheles
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Prague, Austrian Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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ca. 1847
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[ . . . ] And all the more so with our brethren the people of Israel who come from the lands of the dispersion, who do not know and have not seen the way in which every person called by the name of…
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Samuel Aboab
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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ca. 1650
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It has been clarified for you that the survival of Israel in their state of exile depends on their unity and their connection with each other, and their separation from the idolatrous nations. It is…
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Judah Loew
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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1599
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When I was born, Robert G. Mehlman was at the peak of his glory. He was more than a major talent. But within five years there wasn’t much of that glory left, and my mother sometimes compared him to a…
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Arnon Grunberg
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London, United Kingdom
(New York, United States of America)
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2000
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24 December. Sunday. [ . . . ]
This morning my nephew’s circumcision. A short, bow-legged man, Austerlitz, who already has 2,800 circumcisions behind him, deftly executed the affair. The oper is…
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Franz Kafka
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1911
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Altona, 24 Ab 5603
Chief Rabbi!
Messrs. Adler and Fuld, members of your congregation, asked for my opinion, from the Jewish-religious perspective…
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Jacob Ettlinger
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Altona, Kingdom of Denmark
(Altona, Germany)
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1844
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When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Walk in My ways and be blameless. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will…
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New York, 28 May, 1753
Mr. Aaron Lopez
Dear Sir:
I have received your esteemed letter, in which you so kindly inform me that our Lord has given you a son. For this I extend the due felicitations to…
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Aaron Lopez, Benjamin Gomez
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(New York, United States of America)
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1753–1767
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A few days after receiving your precious letter of 5 November 1854, I began collating [the pages of my book], which took me until New Year’s eve to finish. But what a chasm in between! I began the…
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Daniel Khvolson
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(Saint Petersburg, Russia)
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ca. 1855