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Letter to Menaḥem Azariah da Fano
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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto to the prince and magnate, chieftain and nobleman, our teacher R. Menaḥem Azariah de Fano—may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him—greetings to his glorious excellency! Beh…

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Abraham Menaḥem Kohen Porto

Places:

Cremona, Spanish Empire (Cremona, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1574

Subjects:

Polemics, Theology, Rabbis, Community

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology, Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Shevut Yehudah (The Captivity of Judah)
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I stayed a long time in Hanau because of the heavy burden laid upon me from teaching youth. Although this is a labor performed for the sake of Heaven, it is nonetheless the case that whoever pleases…

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Judah Mehler Reutlinger

Places:

Bingen, Holy Roman Empire (Bingen am Rhein, Germany)

Date:

1651

Subjects:

Rabbis, Profession, Education, Justice system, Community

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, History, Religion & Theology
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I, David, son of King Solomon of blessed memory, from the Khibur Desert, arrived at the gate of the State of Rome on the fifteenth day of the month of First Adar in the year 5584 [1524]. A…

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David ha-Reuveni

Places:

Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1520s

Subjects:

Messianism, Christian-Jewish relations, Community, Cities, Prophets

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, Religion & Theology