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Letter to Herzl from Egypt’s First Zionist Society
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“Bar Kokhba” Jewish SocietyCairo, EgyptFounded the 1st of Adar I 5657February 1897Central HeadquartersMr. Theodor HerzlEditor of the “Neue Freie Presse”ViennaSir, dear coreligionist in your Jewish…

Contributor:

Bar Kokhba Jewish Society

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Egypt, Egypt)

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Zionism, Jewish identity, Nationalism, Education, Letters, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Letters
The Jews and the Fatherland
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Dear colleague: I received your letter asking me to send you clear information about the political situation, notably in regard to the Jewish national movement. Do you not believe that it is still…

Contributor:

Sam Lévy

Places:

Salonica, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

1908

Subjects:

Zionism, Nationalism, Israel/Israelis, Colonialism, Agriculture, Letters, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Letters
Reactions in Mosul to the Young Turk Revolution
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We have not had in Mosul—unlike our unfortunate coreligionists in Baghdad much to suffer from the fanatic and reactionary movement among the Muslims in recent days. The delegates of the Committee of…

Contributor:

Maurice Sidi

Date:

1908

Subjects:

Politics, Rebellion, Muslim-Jewish relations, Interfaith relations, Letters

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Letters