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In the year five thousand three hundred twenty-four [1564] of the Creation of the World, when we are returned to the houses of our fathers from the four corners of the world. After the expulsion in…
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Ḥevra Kadisha of Prague
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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16th Century
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It is the duty of all Jews in New York and the vicinity to come to the People’s Theater on Thanksgiving—matinee and evening—as well as every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to…
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Unknown
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New York City, United States of America
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1909
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CharactersMaenoyakh, an old citizen of BethlehemShulamis, his daughterAvisholom, a young hero descended from the Maccabees.Fourth SceneAvisholom I shall not leave here until I have restedJerusalem is…
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Abraham Goldfaden
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Iasi, Kingdom of Romania (Iasi, Romania)
Briarcliff Manor, United States of America
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1881
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As it is written in the Zohar, Shelakh lekha: Women are privileged to merit the joy of the righteous who do the work of the Lord. They establish merit for their portion among the righteous. Men and…
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Simon Frankfurt
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1703
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A Lion on his deathbed lay.
There’s truth in every word I say.
He was gravely ill indeed.
Then came to him a goodly host
Of all the forest-dwelling beasts.
They came most eagerly…
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Unknown
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Verona, Venice
Date:
1595
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This is the story of what happened to Rabbi Simeon the Great, who lived in Mayence on the Rhine. Now Rabbi Simeon, he had three big mirrors hanging in his home. And in these mirrors…
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Unknown
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Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
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Late 16th Century
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Yidishes tageblatt
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1906
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Demagogue:A leader and rabble rouser for the masses, who rouses the simple benighted people, provoking their most base desires, their feelings of jealousy and hate, and has therefore a great sway over…
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Unknown
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
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1907
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The Molad is Wednesday evening, 10 minutes and 9 halakim on 6 [6:10.9 pm]
Iyar 5675—April 1915—Taurus—(29 days)
[Hebrew Date]
[Day of the week]
[Christian Date]
[Islamic Date]
1st
Thursday
Se…
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Eliezer Ya‘akov Podhorzer
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Safed, Ottoman Palestine (Safed, Israel)
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1914
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This is the book of the generations/children of man, those that were born by my hands among the Hebrew women. I came to them, I the midwife, for they are vital [Exodus 1:15–19] and give birth to a son…
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Roza
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Groningen, Dutch Republic (Groningen, Netherlands)
Netherlands
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1794–1832