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Report on the Moral and Political State of the Israelites of Algeria and on the Means to Improve It
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Among the diverse races of Algeria, the Jewish population merits special attention. At first glance, one sees a mass of people who comprise approximately one-fifth of the total civilian population…

Contributor:

Jacques-Isaac Altaras and Joseph Cohen

Places:

Marseille, France

Date:

1842

Subjects:

Arab-Jewish relations, Christian-Jewish relations, Colonialism, Politics, Emancipation

Categories:

Political Culture
Paris, Rome, Jerusalem, or the Religious Question in the Nineteenth Century
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In all times of transition such as the one we are now undergoing, on every occasion when human society passes from one era to another era, from one way of doing things to another way of doing them…

Contributor:

Joseph Salvador

Places:

Paris, French Empire (Paris, France)

Date:

1860

Subjects:

Rebellion, Politics, Theology

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Religion & Theology
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas…

Contributor:

René Cassin

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1948

Subjects:

Human rights, Ethics, Politics, Justice system, Social justice

Categories:

Political Culture, Law
Proclamation of the Alliance Israélite Universelle
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Israelites! If, scattered over the whole surface of the earth and intermingled with all nations, you remain attached to the old religion of your ancestors, however weak be the bond that unites you…

Contributor:

Alliance Israélite Universelle

Places:

Paris, French Empire (Paris, France)

Date:

1860

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Emancipation, Enlightenment, Politics, Charity

Categories:

Political Culture