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L’Arche, Dictionary of French Judaism, “Abraham”
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The Jewish man is first and foremost the Hebrew man, and the Jewish man, since he is Hebrew, is the man of origins. Origins of what? Origins of what all of us are, origins of Western as well as…

Contributor:

André Neher

Places:

Strasbourg, France

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Anthologies, Theology, Interfaith relations, Exile, Leadership

Categories:

History, Anthologies
Judeo-Arabic Proverbs from Fez
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1. “If a pale woman desires you, do not desire her! Do not waste on her the legacy from your father and your grandfather! She is like a white spot that, settling in the eye, blinds it.” This…

Contributor:

Louis Brunot, Elie Malka

Places:

Rabat, Morocco

Date:

1940

Subjects:

Family, Race, Women, Morality, Violence

Categories:

History, Anthologies
L’Arche, Dictionary of French Judaism, “North African”
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One must hurry to grasp it; yesterday, it did not exist; tomorrow it will be no more. Yesterday there were Algerians, Tunisians, Moroccans, discovered by…

Contributor:

Henri Chemouilli

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Anthologies, Jewish identity, Maghrebi, Mizrahi, Sephardi

Categories:

History, Anthologies
L’Arche, Dictionary of French Judaism, “Ashkenaz”
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Ashkenaz, a descendant of the sons of Noah, grandson of Japheth, son of Gomer (Genesis 10:3). It was in a rather ancient period in the history of the diaspora that the term Ashkenazim, or descendants…

Contributor:

Arnold Mandel

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Date:

1972

Subjects:

Anthologies, Jewish identity, Ashkenazi, Talmud, Theology

Categories:

History, Anthologies