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Discorso circa il stato de gl’Hebrei et in particolar dimoranti nell’inclita Citta di Venetia (Discourse on the Condition of the Jews, and in Particular Those Living in the Illustrious City of Venice): On the Jewish Population
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As for the number of the Jews, one cannot precisely determine it, not even having firm knowledge of the places in which they dwell. Regarding the ten tribes that were captured by…

Contributor:

Simone Luzzatto

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1638

Subjects:

Cities, Diaspora, Christian-Jewish relations, Government

Categories:

Political Culture
Letter to George Washington
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Deprived as we heretofore have been of the invaluable rights of free citizens, we now (with a deep sense of gratitude to the Almighty disposer of all events) behold a government erected by the Majesty…

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Moses Seixas

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Date:

1790

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Politics, Government, Colonialism, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Historical writing, Political Culture, Letters, Firsthand accounts
Handwritten letter in English with small stamp at top and signature on bottom.
Letter to Federal Constitutional Convention
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7 September 1787SiresWith leave and submission I address myself to those in whom there is wisdom and understanding and knowledge, they are the honourable personages appointed and Made overseers of a…

Contributor:

Jonas Phillips

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Date:

1787

Subjects:

Christian-Jewish relations, Government, Politics, Theology, Antisemitism

Categories:

Historical writing, Political Culture, Letters, Firsthand accounts