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A Story about a Rabbi, Followed by a Letter (in Kol mevaser)
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One of the most important things that the government has introduced in Russia to improve education among Jews is the decree that each community must choose a…

Contributor:

Berish Rozenblum, Menashe Margolis

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1864

Subjects:

Scholarship, Rabbis, Community, Education, Yiddish, Journalism

Categories:

Historical writing, Journalism, Firsthand accounts
Letter to Rome
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Behold, from the time of our settlement in the city that the Lord has chosen, which He had desired for His habitation (Psalms 132:13), we heard your voice and obeyed, for you stand in the breach…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1521

Subjects:

Israel/Israelis, Scholarship, Rabbis, Israel-Diaspora relations, War, Journalism, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Reportage, Letters
Perversion of Justice (in Serbia)
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In one of the recent issues of Ha-Melits, which for unknown reasons I only received today, I read about Mr. W. Shor’s complaint about the Serbian Jews’ refusal to accept Jews, persecuted in other…

Contributor:

Simon Bernfeld

Places:

Belgrade, Serbia

Date:

1886

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Sectarianism, Migration, Rabbis, Journalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Journalism