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Sheloshah perushim (Three Commentaries) on the Song of Songs: Story of His Exile
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R. Isaac ben Abraham ben Judah ‘Akrish, may he rest in peace, from exile in Spain and Naples, said that he would not receive the proud waters [of baptism; see Psalms 124:5], and was driven out…

Contributor:

Isaac ‘Akrish

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

ca. 1575–1578

Subjects:

Exile, Prophets & prophecy, Travel, Scribal culture, Scholarship, (Auto)biography

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing
Report on Shabbetai Tzvi’s Meeting with the Sultan
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At the gate of the inner courtyard, where the eunuchs and all of the great men of the kingdom were standing before the king, they were standing there, and Amira was sitting, and the aforementioned…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Adrianople, Ottoman Empire (Edirne, Türkiye)

Date:

1671

Subjects:

Messianism, Conversion, Islam, Muslim-Jewish relations, Journalism, Prophets & prophecy

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Reportage, Prophetic Literature