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Diary Entry: On Circumcision
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24 December. Sunday. [ . . . ] This morning my nephew’s circumcision. A short, bow-legged man, Austerlitz, who already has 2,800 circumcisions behind him, deftly executed the affair. The oper is…

Contributor:

Franz Kafka

Places:

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

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Circumcision, Prayer, Life cycle, Ritual & observance

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Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries
Correspondence Re: Circumcision of Babies and Marranos
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New York, 28 May, 1753Mr. Aaron LopezDear Sir:I have received your esteemed letter, in which you so kindly inform me that our Lord has given you a son. For this I extend the due felicitations to you…

Contributor:

Aaron Lopez, Benjamin Gomez

Places:

New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1753–1767

Subjects:

Life cycle, Circumcision, Conversos, Health, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters