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Why is my back loaded with fine flour, while in my mouth there is no bread at all, but only straw? I drink well-water, though I carry wine. And the stick goes on fracturing my skull!
I live in rubble…
Contributor:
Samuel Archevolti
Places:
Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
Date:
End of the 16th Century
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With devout accents, the beautiful Hebrew woman
Implored the exalted choirs for their grace,
Indeed, midst heavenly stars, in sacred fires,
She holds supreme minds happily in her grip:
Upon the sound…
Contributor:
Sarra Copia Sullam
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1623
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Mattetiah Spagnolo
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Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1583
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This Venetian ketubah (marriage contract) from 1707 marks the wedding of Solomon, son of Isaac Franco de Almeida, to Brancha, daughter of David Fernandes Dias. Near the top, the ancient city of…
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Artist Unknown
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1707
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The Scuola Italiana is one of five synagogues in the Venetian ghetto, and its smallest. In 1575, the Italian Jewish community established the synagogue in a preexisting building because of a law…
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1575
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Artist Unknown
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Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
Date:
1732
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Nicolas de Nicolay
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1585
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Isaac Tyrnau, Shim’on Levi Gintsburg
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1600
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
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ca. 1500