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History of the House of David
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The sultan thought for a moment and said, “I know, Jew, that your heart is not devoid of intelligence. After all, you want to live a long life in your household with your children. So, do not…

Contributor:

Avraham S. Friedberg

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Folklore, Mourning, Jewish quarters, Death, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction, Folklore
Old Age
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So appreciate your vigor in the days of your youth, before those days of sorrow come and those years arrive of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; before sun and light and moon and…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Health, Aging, Wisdom, Afterlife, Death, Folklore

Categories:

Wisdom Literature, Folklore