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Are we who are in this exile the people of Israel, that is, the worshipers of the God of Israel . . . essentially . . . or in . . . name only? . . . For it seems to me that we are not the people of…
Contributor:
Eliezer Eilburg
Places:
Cincinnati, Habsburg Empire
(Moravia, Czech Republic)
Date:
1575
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The illustrations Tracht der Juden zu Worms (Jewish Men’s and Women’s Clothing in Worms) show a man and woman in typical Jewish fashion of the sixteenth century. The woman wears a white veil and…
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Artist Unknown
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Worms, Habsburg Empire
(Worms, Germany)
Date:
16th Century
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All nations have been subject, in their authors, as in all other things, to significant important changes. Inclinations, needs, and the relations of their subjects change, as do the passions of the…
Contributor:
Benedetto Frizzi
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Trieste, Habsburg Empire
(Trieste, Italy)
Date:
1787–1790
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This gravestone is inscribed in memory of Abraham Cohen Pimentel, who served as rabbi of the Portuguese Synagogue (Esnoga) in Amsterdam. One narrow side contains an opened book; the opposite narrow…
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Altona, Habsburg Empire
(Altona, Germany)
Date:
1697
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Benedetto Frizzi
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Trieste, Habsburg Empire
(Trieste, Italy)
Date:
1784
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This richly decorated Torah binder is thought to be from Rechnitz, based on its dedication as a gift from Gitl bat Samuel for Samuel ben Leib of Rechnitz in 1750. The Torah binder (also known as a…
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Artist Unknown
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Rechnitz, Habsburg Empire
(Rechnitz, Austria)
Date:
1750
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The printing of books: began [lit. “was located”] in the city of Mainz, by a Christian man named Johannes Gutenberg of Strasbourg, and this was in the first year of the pious emperor, Friedrich, in…
Contributor:
David Ganz
Places:
Prague, Habsburg Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1592
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My soul sighs, fate brings only trouble.
My spirit was lifted, and I grew bold.
I heard a voice: ‘Your poem is gold.
Who has learned to sing like you, Rachel?’
My spirit in turn replies: I’ve lost…
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Rachel Luzzatto Morpurgo
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1847
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In the blessing “With a great love hast Thou loved us,” we say, “and unify our heart to love and fear Thy Name.” This is apparently in contradiction to the principle…
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Elimelech of Lizhensk
Places:
Leżajsk, Habsburg Empire
(Leżajsk, Poland)
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Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen (ca. 1670–1749) was a rabbi in Altona. His gravestone bears a relief of open books and is inscribed with the titles of his works, each playing on a scriptural phrase involving…
Places:
Altona, Habsburg Empire
(Altona, Germany)
Date:
1749