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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

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Travel Writing, Letters
Private Journal of a Visit to Egypt and Palestine
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There is no city in the world which can bear comparison in point of interest with Jerusalem,—fallen, desolate, and abject even as it appears—changed as it has been…

Contributor:

Judith Cohen Montefiore

Places:

London, United Kingdom

Date:

1836

Subjects:

Travel, Jerusalem, Tombs, Women

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries, Travel Writing
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

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Travel Writing, Letters