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Insofar as the true remedy for assuaging the Lord’s wrath is to turn from evil and do good, and since the best of all benevolent actions is to give alms, whereby, according to sacred scripture, one…
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The Hebra Honen Dalim (Merciful to the Poor) Society of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1625
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No matter what the body of the Nation, be it in the form of a kingdom or a republic, it comprises various classes of people; as for the nobles, who make the state blossom through commerce, increased…
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Isaac de Pinto
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1748
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Like most of the other colonies established in Bessarabia in the previous century, the colony went through a long sleepy period. Most of the farmers lived simple bucolic lives. In the summer, they…
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M. Verette
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Marculesti, Russian Empire (Marculesti, Moldova)
Date:
1905
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The author is not among those who adhere to the doctrine that “money talks.” Knowledge talks, conscience talks, but money is merely counted—more by some, less by others. If the author…
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Isaac Rivkind
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New York, United States of America
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1959
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[Same setting as the first act.
Jonah sits at his workbench. Across from him, on the bench, sits Zilberman. Next to the large table, Miriam stands and mends a shirt. The air shaft window is…
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Peretz Hirshbein
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1905
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If Tarshish would hand out its gold and diamonds
And the deep waters a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst
What does it have to do with me? And why should I ask for it?
While I am alive I will not be…
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Saliman Menahem Mani
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French Protectorate of Tunisia (Tunisia, Tunisia)
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1894
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Jacques Offenbach
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
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1880–1881
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Der Tunkeler
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1909
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Unknown
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Dresden, Holy Roman Empire (Dresden, Germany)
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1716
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Since there have been a great many requests about matters of taxes, and the gates of wealth and influence are limited, and we have seen that the…
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The Sephardic Community of Fez
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Fez, Kingdom of Morocco (Fes, Morocco)
Date:
1691