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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
The Fez as a Sign of Patriotism: An Appeal for Imperial Allegiance during the Greco-Ottoman War
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The religious ideal that forms the basis of Judaism and that should remain ever present in our Jewish hearts creates no conflict with the requirements of citizenship. It is true that in the past we…

Contributor:

Alexander Benghiat

Places:

İzmir, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Diaspora, Nationalism, Sephardi, Assimilation, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture