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Los CL Salmas de David (The 150 Psalms of David)
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I adapted the above psalm to my situation, for the blessed Lord freed me from the Inquisition—although broken, I was released and free—where I saw eleven seeming penitents burned to death for heresy…

Contributor:

David Abenatar Melo

Places:

Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (Hamburg, Germany)

Date:

1626

Subjects:

Theology, Poetry, Translation, Bible, Language & linguistics

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries
An Introductory Talk on the Yiddish Language
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Ahead of the first verses of the Eastern European Jewish poets, I would like to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, how much more Jargon [Yiddish] you understand than you believe you do. I am not actually…

Contributor:

Franz Kafka

Places:

Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Yiddish, Jewish languages, Language & linguistics, Performing arts, Poetry, Speeches

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Speeches