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Portrait of a Jew
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I was born in Tunisia, in Tunis, a few steps from that city’s large ghetto. My father, a harness maker, was somewhat pious, naturally somewhat so, as were all men of his trade and his station in life…

Contributor:

Albert Memmi

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1962

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Muslim-Jewish relations, Arab-Jewish relations, War, Colonialism, (Auto)biography

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Historical writing, (Auto)biography
Tsemaḥ David (The Sprout of David)
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Thus spoke David, son of Isaac, son of Eliezer, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Menahem, son of Isaac, son of Obadiah, son of Isaac—known as “the wealthy one”—son of Elijah, known as “the holy…

Contributor:

David de Pomis

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1587

Subjects:

Violence, Education, Philosophy, Antisemitism, Marriage, (Auto)biography

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Historical writing