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The Humble Addresses
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[T]he Iewish Nation, though scattered through the whole World, are not therefore a despisable people, but as a Plant worthy to be planted in the whole world, received into Populous Cities: who aught…

Contributor:

Menasseh Ben Israel

Places:

London, England (London, United Kingdom)

Date:

1655

Subjects:

Diaspora, Economic life, Messianism, Government

Categories:

Political Culture
Portrait print of man in skullcap and beard with Latin text in oval frame, Latin text below, and small illustration of man with walking stick and Hebrew book above.
Letter to Yemenite Chief Rabbi Shalom Iraqi
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To the city of Yemen, Sheikh Shalom, on the 4th of Shevat [9th January 1742] from the Constantinople officials, may the Lord protect them. The son of a valiant man, who had done mighty deeds, of…

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Constantinople Officials

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1742

Subjects:

Government, Economic life, Cities, Israel-Diaspora relations, Charity

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters