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Turkish Music in the Synagogue: Objections of a Rabbi
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The sinyor Rav h"r Shaul had a strong aversion to the Turkish language to the extent that he would excommunicate anyone singing Turkish songs. Not only Turkish songs, but even a Jewish liturgical…

Contributor:

Sa’adi Besalel a-Levi

Places:

Salonica, Ottoman Palestine (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

1881–1890

Subjects:

Adolescence, Holidays, Synagogue, Prayer & liturgy, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts
A Story of What Happened to Rav Moshe Danon and the Elders of the Jewish Community of Sarajevo on 20 October 1819
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Let us recount a story of the old days, of what happened to a great man who lived then. He was our Rav Danon, may his name endure forever. We will not forget him ever, We will extol him before God, f…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Sarajevo, Ottoman Empire (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Date:

ca. 1820

Subjects:

Rabbis, Muslim-Jewish relations, Finance, Violence

Categories:

Poetry
Ladino Song on the Conversion of Shabbetai Tzvi
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 Rabbis are becoming angry with our redeemerOur king and the shekhinah is heAnd it is for good and for the good of our King and for the goodof the six hundred thousand of Israel that all followed him …

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Unknown

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Date:

ca. 1700

Subjects:

Messianism, Mysticism, Kabbalah, Conversion, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Prophetic Literature, Popular Poetry
The Cry of the Poor Jews of Izmir
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We, the poor of Israel, inhabitants of the city of Izmir, may God protect it, slaves of our lord and king, Sultan Abdülmecid, may his name be praised and long live his reign, [are] oppressed and…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

1847

Subjects:

Communal organizations, Government, Class, Poverty, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Political Culture