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A Sermon Delivered at the Great Synagogue of Smyrna on the Arrival of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore in that City after His Successful Mission on Behalf of His Persecuted Brethren in Damascus
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Remember, I am with you: I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. —Genesis 28:15. From the Midrash Shoḥer tov. “For the leader. Of the servant of the Lord, of David…

Contributor:

Pinḥas de Segura

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)

Date:

1840

Subjects:

Midrash, Theology, Diaspora, Politics, Speeches

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Firsthand accounts, Speeches
Colophon: Pentateuch with Rashi and Other Commentaries
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From the day that God confused all the languages of the land [see Genesis 11:9], through the bitter and rapid exile of the expulsion from Spain, since then all good things have ended for us; our glory…

Contributor:

Abraham Ibn Ya‘ish

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1505/6

Subjects:

Bible, Torah study, Education, Punishment, Print, Speeches

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Speeches