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A psalm of Asaph.
O God, heathens have entered Your domain,
defiled Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
They have left Your servants’ corpses
as food for the fowl of heaven,
and the…
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With regard to beggars who rise up and roam through the countryside (Job 1:7), walking through its length and breadth (Genesis 13:17). They come from a faraway land (Joshua 9:9) and spread out over…
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The Council of the Lands of Lithuania
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1623
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The gentlemen of the Mahamad [board of governors—Ed.] have received a letter from the very illustrious gentlemen of the Mahamad of the Holy Congregation of T: T: [Talmud…
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Hendrik Doncker, The Jewish Community of Curaçao
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Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)
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1740
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Son of fruitful Joseph, precious Ephraim,
child of joy, lush grove of magnificence,
you will exult and rejoice—for, with a vengeance,
the Just will arise over the House of the Barren
when the time…
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Moses Ḥayim Luzzatto
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No Jew shall be allowed to cause to be printed in this city or outside it in these realms Hebrew or Ladino books or [books] in any other language without express permission of the Mahamad [board of…
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The Spanish and Portuguese Congregation of London
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London, Kingdom of England (London, United Kingdom)
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1693
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For four hours I sat engrossed while old Gershon Falk told his story, feeling all the while as though I were listening to a fantastic saga—as though I were in the presence of one from another time…
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Sh. An-ski
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Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
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1925
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When “Papa” Gonta bore down on Tetayev at the head of his Cossack army in the summer of 1768, the little town had a strange look about it: the houses large and small stood desolate…
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Asher Barash
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Haifa, Mandate Palestine (Haifa, Israel)
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1925
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Nissim Levy dodged out through the back fence. He said goodbye to Danino, but instead of running away, he stood still, not far from there, and tried to pick up some words from the…
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Ehud Ben-Ezer
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1963
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Boris Penson
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1968
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A moment of agonized suspense and Alvar Rodriguez stood at the window, the bar he had removed in his hand. He let down the string, to which Hassan’s now trembling hands secured the ladder and drew it…
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Grace Aguilar
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London, United Kingdom
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1844