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Yeven metsulah (Abyss of Despair)
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The Oppressor Chmiel, may his name be blotted out, heard that many Jews had gathered in the holy community of Nemirow, and that they had a great deal of…

Contributor:

Nathan Hannover

Places:

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poland)

Date:

1653

Subjects:

Pogroms, Women, Antisemitism, Sexual violence, Death

Categories:

Historical writing, Firsthand accounts
Lament over the Jews of Kremzir
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So since we are in the midst of writing a song, We will write also about the destruction of the holy community of Kremzir, Even though this happened five years before, In the year 1643, on the 9th of…

Contributor:

Joseph Lipman Ashkenazi

Places:

Kremzir, Holy Roman Empire (Kroměříž, Czech Republic)

Date:

1648

Subjects:

Pogroms, Martyrdom, Antisemitism, Messianism, Death, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry, Firsthand accounts