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The Story of the Passing of Joseph Süss
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Be it known that there was a man in Stuttgart in the state of Württemberg, who became ever greater in the stubbornness of his heart and his pride, in his wealth and his wisdom, and he was called…

Contributor:

Salomon Schechter

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

1738

Subjects:

Justice system, Crime, Class, Christian-Jewish relations, Death, (Auto)biography, Journalism

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Reportage, (Auto)biography
Portrait print of man in curly wig and jacket with German caption and small drawing of gallows below portrait.
Hear, O Israel!
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I want to profess straight off that I am a Jew. Does it require justification if I write in a spirit other than that of defending the Jews? Many of my fellow tribesmen know themselves only as Germans…

Contributor:

Walter Rathenau

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Assimilation, Nationalism, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism, Journalism

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Journalism, Firsthand accounts