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The Jewish Community of Prague
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1702
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I, Don Pedro Alberto de Launay Cau, gentleman of the Royal House of King Charles II, in charge of the heraldry and chronicles of his Spanish realms, of provincial arms, and, earlier, of his estates…
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Alberto de Launay
Places:
Brussels, Holy Roman Empire (Brussels, Belgium)
Date:
1676
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The people recite teḥinot [supplications] during the morning prayers on the eve of the Tishah be-Av (Ninth of Av). They then dine before entering into the synagogue for the…
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Judah Leib Kirchheim
Places:
Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
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ca. 1631
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I will print this book in ink as a remembrance and a sign, a memorial for my dear children. For now I will reveal their strength with words, as a reminder for them and their children…
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Judah Peretz
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1712
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Listen carefully to my words. When I was in the land of Safed, one night, when the sun had set, I was tired and weary, lying on my bed. I was asleep, but my heart was awake; my beloved was knocking…
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Asher Lemlein
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Istria, Holy Roman Empire (Istria, Croatia)
Date:
1500–1502
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On Tuesday afternoon prayers, when the cantor reaches Taḥanun [prayers of supplication], the groom walks to the door of the synagogue while the congregation recites Taḥanun, and…
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Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz, Georg Paul Nusbiegel, Judah Leib Kirchheim
Places:
Worms, Holy Roman Empire (Worms, Germany)
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ca. 1631
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So since we are in the midst of writing a song,
We will write also about the destruction of the holy community of Kremzir,
Even though this happened five years before,
In the year 1643, on the 9th of…
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Joseph Lipman Ashkenazi
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Kremzir, Holy Roman Empire (Kroměříž, Czech Republic)
Date:
1648
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Everything proceeds from above, from the world of emanation, excepting no point in the lower world. And even a tree, and a stone, and everything comes from above; and this is the procession of…
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Shabbetai Sheftel Horowitz the Elder
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1616
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Thus said the editor [megihah], who bursts forth [megi’aḥ] in prostration from his place, and offers his greeting of peace with a bow and while kneeling. His labor is for all those who are wise of…
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Seligman Ulma
Places:
Hanau, Holy Roman Empire (Hanau, Germany)
Date:
1610
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Part One, in which are shown all the rules necessary for understanding language, how to compose and write therein prose and verse, with the appropriate elegance and measure.
To the Reader:
Although I…
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Moses Gideon Abudiente
Places:
Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1633