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Seder Eliyahu zuta (The Minor Order of Elijah)
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The Sultan Selim loved the Jews very much, for he realized that with their help he could strike nations and kill mighty kings. [ . . . ] And it came to pass on the third day, when the Sultan…

Contributor:

Elijah Capsali

Places:

Candia, Venice (Heraklion, Greece)

Date:

ca. 1523

Subjects:

Monarchy, Conversion, Jewish identity, Muslim-Jewish relations
A History of the Jews of Turkey and the Orient
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1. In the year 5121 (1361 CE), Sultan Murad I conquered the great city of Adrianople—called Edirne by the Turks and Endirne by the Jews…

Contributor:

Salomon Rosanes

Places:

Sofia, Ottoman Empire (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Muslim-Jewish relations, War, Rabbis, Nationalism

Categories:

Historical writing