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When first touched by memory, I found myself already in the midst of [ . . . ] ominous twilights which came intermittently, in series, and have stayed with me as the keenest memory of childhood.
Our…
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Judd L. Teller
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1949
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The Readers Digest Magazine broke the American silence attending the massacre of the Jews in February, 1943. It printed my article called “Remember Us,” based on Dr. [Hayim] Greenberg’s data. Reading…
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Ben Hecht
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1954
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The most terrible thing of all, somehow, was that at Brzezinka the sun was bright and warm, the rows of graceful poplars were lovely to look upon and on the grass near the gates children played.
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A. M. Rosenthal
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1958
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Warsaw, August 15, 1861 [in the weekly journal Jutrzenka (Dawn), August 16, 1861]Everyone knows the reason behind the fratricidal war between secessionists and unionists in the United States. We touch…
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Daniel Neufeld
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Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1861
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The synagogues where older and more modest congregants pray are spared to some extent. It is a good thing that they are closed all day and all night and are opened only for early morning prayers and…
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A. Grodner
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Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1866
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But I want to go on recounting how the Prague movement developed, and what made the revolution, which brought so many impressive, great, and noble things to light everywhere, made everything in Prague…
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Moritz Hartmann
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Stuttgart, Germany
Date:
1874
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In order to survive, a newspaper needs numerous subscribers, the help of the community, paid publications, the aid of the friends of education, the generosity of the nation, and the support of the…
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Sa’adi Besalel a-Levi
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1877
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There are several ways to get to Jerusalem, as follows. One route is via Vienna, which is a point of departure for group travel to Constantinople, with traders going from Vienna to Ofen [Budapest]…
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Moses Hirsh Porges
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1615
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First, we will describe how to travel from one’s land to Israel. There are many ways by which one can travel. One route is from Venice and another is from the city of Ofen [Budapest], but there is no…
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Gershon ha-Levi of Prague
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
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1634/35
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Menasseh ben Joseph ben Israel, seeing the Bomberg types worn out, and since nothing can be imperfect for the Holy Work, arose from within the community and went out, and came to the house of an…
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Isaac Aboab da Fonseca
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1627