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Question 4: Reuben, a young Torah scholar from the city of Tiberias, contracted a marital arrangement with Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Jacob, from the city of Sepphoris. This is the text of the…
Contributor:
Joseph Katzabi
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Date:
Second Half of the 17th Century
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Most magnificent and honored bride, my lady I gaze upon you:
Since I left Piacenza, I can honestly say that I am far away from my life. Oh, how can I live, and how can I hold up my limbs when I am so…
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Salamone Candia
Places:
Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1590
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Good words of the society of orphan girls of Izmir. In the Name of the Holy One, regulations and new ordinances established for the good governance and with worthy dissemination, with which we must…
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The Dotar (Provision of Dowries for Poor Brides) Confraternity of Izmir
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
1644
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At a sitting of three judges we the undersigned sat as a court on the fourth day of the month of Adar 2 in the year 5376 [1616] here in Vercelli after permission was given to us from his excellency…
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Joseph Ravena
Places:
Vercelli, Duchy of Savoy (Vercelli, Italy)
Date:
1617