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Born a Jew
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A letter from Zuckerman, the commissioner, evidently written by an agitated hand. It had come from Brest Litovsk bringing the news of horror. He had been in Pinsk and…

Contributor:

Boris D. Bogen

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Date:

1930

Subjects:

Passover, Violence, Pogroms, Communism, Agriculture

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries, Historical writing
Chronicle on the Death of Sultan Osman II and the Reigns of Mustafa and Murad
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Sunday, 15th of the aforementioned month [Elul; 10.9.1623]. The Sipahis [feudal cavalrymen] and the Janissaries [professional infantry corps] and all the king’s slaves and ministers came to speak with…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1622–1624

Subjects:

Monarchy, Antisemitism, Blood libel, Holidays, Passover

Categories:

Historical writing, Firsthand accounts