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Letter to His Mother
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May the Lord who dwells in Zion protect you from any grief and sorrow. To my beloved mother, the crown of my head, the pious Mrs. Rachel, may she live long. [ . . . ] You should know, my dear mom…

Contributor:

Moses Sussman Zarit

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1560

Subjects:

Family, Children, Parenthood, Plague, Education, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Letter about the Travels of Abraham Rovigo
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Abraham Rovigo (1650–1713) was born in Modena and studied kabbalah under Moses Zacuto in Venice. Rovigo’s wealth enabled him to devote himself to study and to support pious endeavors. Swept up by…

Contributor:

Mordechai de Lattes

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1702

Subjects:

Israel/Israelis, Travel, Plague, Community, Israel-Diaspora relations, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Travel Writing, Letters
Letter from Acre to His Father: Second Part
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And praised be the Lord—the Sabbath came and rest came, on Friday night at five in the evening, the strong wind calmed a bit, and we sailed well on Friday, Saturday, Sunday; and on Monday, we saw…

Contributor:

Abraham Ishmael Ḥay Sanguinetti

Places:

Acre, Ottoman Empire (Acre, Israel)

Date:

1741

Subjects:

Israel/Israelis, Travel, Plague, Israel-Diaspora relations, Mysticism, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Travel Writing, Letters