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Old Cemetery of Salonika, Gravestone Inscriptions
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Here is a man who revered     The Name with loveWhose name was known     For his generous spiritHe gave to charity     To failing soulsFrom his pocket and his  wealth    Until…

Places:

Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

17th and 18th Centuries

Subjects:

Gravestones, Cemetery, Burial, Mourning, Death

Categories:

History, Inscriptions, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Lament on the Fire of Salonika
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And yet she was the jewel of perfection to all far and near Who had not seen such splendor, all who came from north and south From all lands and gathered there, the distinguished Who were drawn to…

Contributor:

Benjamin ha-Levi Ashkenazi

Places:

Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

ca. 1545

Subjects:

Cities, Poetry, Community, Memory, Mourning

Categories:

Literature, Popular Poetry, Poetry