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Purim Scroll
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May this be written for a coming generation, that people yet to be created will praise Jah. For the signs and wonders that the most high God has performed for us, I am pleased to relate: Know that in…

Contributor:

Elijah Capsali

Places:

Candia, Venice (Heraklion, Greece)

Date:

1538

Subjects:

Holidays, Tishah be-Av, Fasting, Jewish quarters, Miracles

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature
How Does a Newspaper Survive?
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In order to survive, a newspaper needs numerous subscribers, the help of the community, paid publications, the aid of the friends of education, the generosity of the nation, and the support of the…

Contributor:

Sa’adi Besalel a-Levi

Places:

Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

1877

Subjects:

Scholarship, Economic life, Ladino, Community, Sephardic

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts