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Purim Scroll
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May this be written for a coming generation, that people yet to be created will praise Jah. For the signs and wonders that the most high God has performed for us, I am pleased to relate: Know that in…

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Elijah Capsali

Places:

Candia, Venice (Heraklion, Greece)

Date:

1538

Subjects:

Holidays, Tishah be-Av, Fasting, Jewish quarters, Miracles

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature
The Island on Bird Street
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Freddy laid the soldier on the floor and said, “Now that I have a rifle and bullets, I’ll join the uprising tonight. But Henryk will stay with you. His wound isn’t serious. The bullet can be gotten…

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Uri Orlev

Places:

Jerusalem, Israel

Date:

1981

Subjects:

Jewish quarters, Holocaust, Children, Violence

Categories:

Literature, Children & Young Adult Literature, Fiction
Among Our Distant Brethren
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(Continued from issue 76 [of Ha-Tsefira])The commandment of hospitality is well-developed in our city, and particularly in the mellah. But emissaries from the kollelim in the “Four Lands” stay with…

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Isaac Ibn Ya‘ish

Places:

Essouira, French Protectorate in Morocco (Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco)

Date:

1891

Subjects:

Cities, Jewish quarters, Education, Jewish identity, Community

Categories:

Literature, Reportage, Journalism