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Untitled (In Praise of Poverty)
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If Tarshish would hand out its gold and diamonds And the deep waters a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst What does it have to do with me? And why should I ask for it? While I am alive I will not be…

Contributor:

Saliman Menahem Mani

Places:

French Protectorate of Tunisia (Tunisia, Tunisia)

Date:

1894

Subjects:

Poverty, Piety, Life cycle, Death, Economic life

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
The Cry of the Poor Jews of Izmir
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We, the poor of Israel, inhabitants of the city of Izmir, may God protect it, slaves of our lord and king, Sultan Abdülmecid, may his name be praised and long live his reign, [are] oppressed and…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

1847

Subjects:

Communal organizations, Government, Class, Poverty, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Political Culture