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King Solomon (Chronicles)
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Solomon son of David took firm hold of his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. Solomon summoned all Israel—the officers of…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Monarchy, Temple, Crafts, Wisdom, Conscription
Zikhronot u-masa‘ot (Memoir and Journeys)
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Those who seized the youths to put them into the army in the city where I was born, desired to have, as a residence for themselves, a house adjacent to the one in which my father…

Contributor:

Abraham Ber Gottlober

Places:

Dubno, Russian Empire (Dubno, Ukraine)
Rivne, Russian Empire (Rivne, Ukraine)
Białystok, Russian Empire (Białystok, Poland)

Date:

1880

Subjects:

Conscription, Military, Family, Adolescence, Travel

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries
Rebuilding Jerusalem
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In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, wine was set before him; I took the wine and gave it to the king—I had never been out of sorts in his presence. The king…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Jerusalem, Temple, Samaritans, Finance, Conscription
Boitre
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Arn-Wolf—parnes khoydesh (chairman of the kahal, the community council)Beyle—his wifeStere—his daughterRabbiFirst and Second Dayen (judges of the bes din…

Contributor:

Moyshe Kulbak

Places:

Minsk, USSR (Minsk, Belarus)

Date:

1936

Subjects:

Crime, Conscription, Marriage, Women

Categories:

Theater/Drama, Performing Arts