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The whole city was talking about Regina’s wedding. I should tell you first that Regina is one of our former students. People were saying, “Yes, Regina is à la franca” (the expression means “European…
Contributor:
Djamilé Douec
Places:
Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Baghdad, Iraq)
Date:
1903
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To my lords Jedaniah, Uriah and the priests of YHW the God, Mattan son of Jashobiah and Berechiah son of, . . . from your servant Mauziah.
May the God of Heaven seek after the welfare of my lords…
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
Date:
Late 5th Century BCE
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I am in the process of preparing a rather copious work on Salonica, its past, and its present. The history of the [Jewish] community has given me quite a headache. I have gone through a pile of…
Contributor:
Joseph Nehama
Places:
Salonica, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1913
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We want to make ourselves strong for our people and the cities of our God, and to raise the banner of Torah which had been thrown to the ground and trodden down. Behold, this people of God is a…
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Jacob Berab
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
1538
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[ . . . ] Got together with Werner this afternoon; he wants me to become active in the [Social Democratic] party. Had a discussion about historical materialism that was quite interesting to me. [ . .…
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Gershom Scholem
Places:
Berlin, Germany
Date:
1915