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A Sermon Delivered at the Great Synagogue of Smyrna on the Arrival of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore in that City after His Successful Mission on Behalf of His Persecuted Brethren in Damascus
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Remember, I am with you: I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. —Genesis 28:15. From the Midrash Shoḥer tov. “For the leader. Of the servant of the Lord, of David…

Contributor:

Pinḥas de Segura

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)

Date:

1840

Subjects:

Midrash, Theology, Diaspora, Politics, Speeches

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Speeches
A Manifesto for Turkish Jewish Literature
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Our periodical [Mir’ât] was established to exist in a space of freedom as far away as possible from the recorded language of formality. Deficiencies in style and form will…

Contributor:

Avram Naon

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1909

Subjects:

Jewish languages, Language & linguistics, Writing, Jewish identity, Education, Journalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Journalism, Firsthand accounts
From the Editor, El Jurnal israelit
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From the Editor: With God’s help, the time has come for our newspaper to appear before the community, and I am sure that at first our esteemed subscribers will not judge us for its errors, because all…

Contributor:

Ezekiel Gabay

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1860

Subjects:

Writing, Communal organizations, Politics, Sephardic, Government, Journalism

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Journalism