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Me‘am lo‘ez (From a People of Foreign Tongue): On Genesis
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The Book of Me‘am lo‘ez is the explication of the entire Hebrew Bible in Ladino, explaining the way of life which a person must lead as the sacred law commanded, and also to know about all that…

Contributor:

Jacob Huli

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1730

Subjects:

Oral Torah, Jewish languages, Ladino, Writing

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture
Printed page of Hebrew text framed by arch with columns of garlands and a border of Hebrew text.
The Wondrous Tale of Alroy
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And now for my style. I must frankly confess that I have invented a new one. I am conscious of the hazard of such innovation, but I have not adopted my system without long meditation, and a…

Contributor:

Benjamin Disraeli

Places:

London, United Kingdom

Date:

1833

Subjects:

Writing, Kabbalah

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Portrait painting of young man looking to his left.
The History of Borsszem Janko (Johnny Peppercorn)
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I was lying in bed sick when, on January 5th, 1868, the first issue came out. Understandably, the party line and the competition tried to alienate from me János Jankó, the illustrator of the…

Contributor:

Adolf Ágai

Places:

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1887

Subjects:

Humor, Politics, Artists, Satire, Writing

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Journalism
Print of men sitting around a table in room with central column.
Subscription Notice
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Subscription for the Year 1903 to the First Daily Zhargon (Yiddish) Newspaper in Russia, Der frayndPublished in Saint Petersburg by Sh. Ginzburg and Sh. Rapaport [S. An-ski]

Contributor:

Shaul Ginsburg

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Yiddish, Writing, Jewish identity, Jewish languages

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Advertisements, Reportage
Page of printed Yiddish text, with one line of Russian text at the bottom of the page.
Ohale Ya‘akov (The Tents of Jacob): On a Betrothal
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Question: The following incident occurred: The gentlemen, R. Abraham Vidal, may he rest in peace, was married to the modest lady, Estrella, sister of the fine young man, R. David Pinto, may God…

Contributor:

Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Responsa
Print engraving of crowd of people outside of building gathered around couple under wedding canopy.