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Caracas, State of Venezuela
(Caracas, Venezuela)
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1843
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I was born in Tunisia, in Tunis, a few steps from that city’s large ghetto. My father, a harness maker, was somewhat pious, naturally somewhat so, as were all men of his trade and his station in life…
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Albert Memmi
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London, United Kingdom
(Paris, France)
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1962
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Friends, let’s celebrate this day—Viva!
Purim, occasion to be gay—Viva!
Safe and free from Haman’s wrong,
Let’s shout in unison this song—Viva, viva, viva . . .
Esther, brilliant as the sun—Viva!
G…
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Moses L. Penha
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1847
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Built in 1736, the Tzedek ve-Shalom synagogue served a Sephardic congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who had migrated from Holland to Suriname. Located in Suriname’s capital of Paramaribo, the…
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Paramaribo, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Paramaribo, Suriname)
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1736
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William Kentridge
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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1994
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Nathan Levy
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Philadelphia, British America and the British West Indies
(Philadelphia, United States of America)
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1753
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The Mikve Israel-Emanuel is a synagogue that served the Spanish Portuguese Jewish community in Curaçao (and continues to function today as a Reconstructionist congregation). This synagogue is the…
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Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Curaçao)
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1732
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Charleston, United States of America
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ca. 1819
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The French presence in North Africa completely disrupted the pattern of coexistence between the Jewish and Moslem communities that had existed for over a thousand years…
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André Chouraqui
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1952
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Blessed and powerful God, eternally [ . . . ] universal ruler, Lord of Hosts; we have come to beg of you and pray for the safety of the state, as you ordered us through your prophet: “Seek the welfare…
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David Hisquiau Baruch Louzada
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Jodensavanne, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Joden Savanna, Suriname)
Date:
ca. 1790