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7 September 1787SiresWith leave and submission I address myself to those in whom there is wisdom and understanding and knowledge, they are the honourable personages appointed and Made overseers of a…
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Jonas Phillips
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Philadelphia, United States of America
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1787
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Thank you, Chief Justice. Mr. President, distinguished guests, colleagues, and friends. Not yet two months ago, President Clinton announced his intention to nominate me as Associate Justice of the…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Washington, United States of America
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1993
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The evening of 5 Heshvan, 5642 [October 28, 1881]
Tomorrow with the second post, a pamphlet will be sent to you with a responsum entitled Isaac’s Stream (Naḥal Yitsḥak), regarding a miserable agunah…
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Isaac Elḥanan Spektor
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Kovno, Russian Empire (Kaunas, Lithuania)
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1881
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Deprived as we heretofore have been of the invaluable rights of free citizens, we now (with a deep sense of gratitude to the Almighty disposer of all events) behold a government erected by the Majesty…
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Moses Seixas
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Newport, United States of America
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1790
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Schwerin, 18 May 1772
15 Iyar 5532 to the Jewish counting
To the man possessed of abundant dominion, wisdom, and understanding, renowned for his knowledge, whose name is spoken of in the far-flung…
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Rabbis of Schwerin
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1772
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the voice of prayer and the voice of song given inthe house of the lord elohei yisraelthe holy congregations of the sepharadimmay the lord comfort usin this great city of amsterdamfrom the day they…
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David Franco Mendes
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1792
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The degradation took place Saturday, the 5th of January. I underwent the horrible torture without weakness.
Before the ceremony, I waited for an hour in the hall of the garrison…
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Alfred Dreyfus
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Devil's Island, French Guyana (Devil's Island, Guyana)
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1895
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From the Editor:
With God’s help, the time has come for our newspaper to appear before the community, and I am sure that at first our esteemed subscribers will not judge us for its errors, because all…
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Ezekiel Gabay
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
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1860
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To the city of Yemen, Sheikh Shalom, on the 4th of Shevat [9th January 1742] from the Constantinople officials, may the Lord protect them.
The son of a valiant man, who had done mighty deeds, of…
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Constantinople Officials
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
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1742