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Jews and Ottomans Defending the City of Buda
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From May through August 1541, the forces of the Ottoman Empire laid siege to the city of Buda (present day Budapest, Hungary) and captured it, ushering in 150 years of Ottoman rule. This illustration…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Buda, Holy Roman Empire (Buda, Hungary)

Date:

1541

Subjects:

Print, War, Muslim-Jewish relations, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism

Categories:

Print & book culture
Woodcut print of two armies fighting with swords and shields.
Selections from the Kurant
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Lisbon, July 26. Here three rich Portuguese were detained on suspicion of secretly having practiced their faith. And their lives would have been spared if, God forbid, they would have…

Contributor:

Moses Bar Abraham

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1686–1687

Subjects:

Antisemitism, War, Jewish identity, Crime

Categories:

Print & book culture, Journalism