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Oyfn pripetshik (At the Hearth)
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There’s a fire in the hearth Warm and cozy as it gets The rebbe teaches children The Hebrew alphabet

Contributor:

Mark Varshavsky

Places:

Kiev, Russian Empire (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1900

Subjects:

Education, Children, Torah study, Jewish identity, Exile

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Popular Poetry
‘Ets ḥayim (Tree of Life)
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These are the generations of Isaac ben ḥayim ben Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac (Genesis 25:19) ben Joseph among the kohanim who trace their family back to Pinehas, son of Eliezer, son of Aaron the…

Contributor:

Isaac ben Ḥayim ha-Kohen

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

First Half of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Travel, Exile, Christian-Jewish relations, Poverty, Torah study

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing
Tseror ha-mor (Bundle of Myrrh) and Eshkol ha-kofer (Cluster of Henna)
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When I was in Castile in the city of Zamora, tranquil and secure in my abode, I set my mind to inquire and explore matters of Torah and began to compose a book yielding lovely…

Contributor:

Abraham Saba

Places:

Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco (Ksar El Kebir, Morocco)

Date:

ca. 1500

Subjects:

Exile, Antisemitism, Conversion, Violence, Torah study

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing