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Poem on the Pestilence of 1713
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In the year 5473 [1713] since the creation of, the world, from the moment it began the plague fell upon us because of our many sins. In the community we still had no one ill nor bad air in the country…

Contributor:

Moses Eisenstadt

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1713

Subjects:

Plague, Poverty, Mourning

Categories:

Music, Popular Poetry
Reflexoens politicos tocante a constituaçāo da Naçāo Judaica (Political Reflections Concerning the Constitution of the Jewish Nation)
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No matter what the body of the Nation, be it in the form of a kingdom or a republic, it comprises various classes of people; as for the nobles, who make the state blossom through commerce, increased…

Contributor:

Isaac de Pinto

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1748

Subjects:

Economic life, Diaspora, Class, Poverty, Assimilation

Categories:

Political Culture, Law, Historical writing