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I request my husband to dispose as follows:I would wish to be able to give my family in Berlin the capital of 10,000 gulden held for me by my husband . . . my pearls, as my favorite pieces of jewelery…
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Fanny von Arnstein
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1793
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Once there was a rabbi who had no children. Finally, he had an only son. He raised him and married him off. The son used to sit in an attic room and study in the manner of rich men and he always…
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Nachman of Bratslav
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Bratslav, Russian Empire (Bratslav, Ukraine)
Date:
1815
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If my father had been able to foresee even a thousandth part of the trials I was to endure he might have been rather less ardent on the night my mother conceived me. . . . Now, of…
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Isaac Joel Linetski
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Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
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1867–1869
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Hebrew woman, who knows your life?
You came in darkness and in darkness depart.
Your sorrows and joys, your hopes and desires
Were born within you and die in your heart.
Daughters of other nations
Ma…
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Judah Leib Gordon
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1875
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Berlin, 18 July 1777 Berlin, 13 Tammuz 5537
Dear Moses, may you live,
I hope that my letter will find you happy and in good spirits in Königsberg. We are all, thank G-d, well and alive, and when you…
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Fromet Guggenheim
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1777
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Israel rejects what is good;
An enemy shall pursue him.
They have made kings,
But not with My sanction;
They have made officers,
But not of My choice.
Of their silver and gold
They have made…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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My son, heed the discipline of your father,
And do not forsake the instruction of your mother;
For they are a graceful wreath upon your head,
A necklace about your throat.
My son, if sinners…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Ruthy’s mommy brought a giftWhat fun!A balloon for everyone.For Ruthy—a blue balloon.For Ron—a yellow balloon.For Sigalit—a purple balloon.For Uri—a green balloon.And for Alon—a red balloon.
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Miryam Rot, Ora Ayal
Places:
Shaʽar HaGolan, Israel
Date:
1974
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Illustrations from Alona Frankel’s children’s book, Once Upon a Potty. First published in Hebrew in 1975, Frankel wrote the book for her son to learn to use the potty. An English version featuring a…
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Alona Frankel
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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1975
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Segal’s sculptural representation of the Akedah, the biblical story of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac, raised eyebrows when it was first exhibited. His irreverent depiction of Abraham as a…
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George Segal
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South Brunswick Township, United States of America
Date:
1973