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This synagogue, located in Carpentras, in Provence, was built in 1367 but went through serious repairs and was remodeled between 1741 and 1744 by a local civil engineer Antoine D’Allemand, in the…
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Artist Unknown
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Carpentras, Kingdom of France (Carpentras, France)
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1741–1744
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Madame Perrin told them that her son had died a hero’s death in Normandy as the Germans advanced; she had received permission to visit his grave. She complained at great length about the cost of this…
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Irène Némirovsky
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Paris, Military Administration in France (Paris, France)
Date:
1942
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I had learned of Louise’s suicide upon my return to Blida, my hometown. Spring had just filled the streets with the insolent beauty of those impassive young women. Violent yet secretive, as in Spain…
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Jean Daniel
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1953
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Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy
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Paris, Kingdom of France (Paris, France)
Date:
1841
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Postcards, such as this image of Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra, advertised her celebrated performances for global audiences.
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Napoleon Sarony
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French Republic (France, France)
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1891
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Léon Bakst
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
Date:
1911
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The will of the creator is that the world should be sustained, expanded, and populated daily by man, whom he shaped for his glory. That is, indeed, why he created this great machine, and…
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Abraham Vaez
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Kingdom of France (Bayonne, France)
Date:
1692
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Beautiful mistress mine,
upon whose snow at dawn
the rose is forming
on fields of mother of pearl.
Pure and lovely lily,
who amid coral protects itself
from the pure crystals
that the…
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Antonio Enríquez Gómez
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17th Century
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This episode occurred on Deribasov Street, about two years after the beginning of our story.
At that time our editorial office was located at the upper end of the street, in the…
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Vladimir Jabotinsky
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Mandate Palestine (Israel, Israel)
Date:
1935
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Chana Orloff
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Paris, French Third Republic (Paris, France)
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1924