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Correspondence Re: Circumcision of Babies and Marranos
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New York, 28 May, 1753Mr. Aaron LopezDear Sir:I have received your esteemed letter, in which you so kindly inform me that our Lord has given you a son. For this I extend the due felicitations to you…

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Aaron Lopez, Benjamin Gomez

Places:

New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1753–1767

Subjects:

Life cycle, Circumcision, Conversos, Health, Ritual & observance

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter on His Conversion
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A few days after receiving your precious letter of 5 November 1854, I began collating [the pages of my book], which took me until New Year’s eve to finish. But what a chasm in between! I began the…

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Daniel Khvolson

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

ca. 1855

Subjects:

Conversion, Christianity, Circumcision, Parenthood

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters