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A Rebuttal to Opotowski
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As soon as [Opotowski] came, he and the others were told that their chances of securing employment in a region where there are few Jews will be much better if they do not have such long beards. He and…

Contributor:

Cyrus L. Sulzberger

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1907

Subjects:

Migration, Assimilation, Travel, Jewish identity, Profession, Journalism, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters, Reportage
Miqveh Israel, esto es Esperança de Israel (The Hope of Israel)
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In the 18th of the Month of Elul: the 5404 year from the Worlds creation, and according to common compute, in 1644. Aaron Levi, otherwise called Antonius Montezinus c…

Contributor:

Menasseh Ben Israel

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1652

Subjects:

Travel, Colonialism, Migration, Israel/Israelis, Mysticism, Journalism

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Reportage