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There is no city in the world which can bear comparison in point of interest with Jerusalem,—fallen, desolate, and abject even as it appears—changed as it has been…
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Judith Cohen Montefiore
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1836
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[ . . . ] The eve of the Jewish Day of Atonement. In the morning, I wander down Gesia Street, a long thoroughfare. A few stores are still open, the majority are already closing. A tremendous human…
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Alfred Döblin
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Berlin, Weimar Republic
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1925
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Much has already been written about the Jewish colonies in the Crimea. Unfortunately, most of the information is buried under a mountain of statistics, historical data, and political…
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Leon Dennen
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1934
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You won’t find the restaurant in the guidebooks, which is a pity. The owner—he was tall and wearing a sport jacket—greeted us at the door. Our table was waiting in the corner.
“And the food is quite…
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James Salter
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
2005
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This trip abroad to study the function of women’s agricultural schools was accomplished via a partnership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce with the Humanitarian Society, which, at the end…
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Aurelia Josz
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Milan, Kingdom of Italy
(Milan, Italy)
Date:
1905