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Ayn naye kornayk (A New Chronicle)
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[1742] In the week when we read the portion Toledoth of the Pentateuch a proclamation was issued by the…

Contributor:

Abraham Ḥayim Braatbard

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1742–1745

Subjects:

Economic life, Gentiles, Women, Antisemitism

Categories:

History, Historical Writing
Magen Avraham (Shield of Abraham)
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…

Contributor:

Abraham Farissol

Places:

Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1520

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Community, Gentiles, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes, Responsa
Takkanot (Regulations)
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We, the young ones of the flock, the holy flock here in Izmir, declare: whereas several…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Izmir

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

First Third of the 17th Century

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Class, Gentiles

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes
A Lament for Tyre
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The word of the Lord came to me: Now you, O mortal, intone a dirge over Tyre. Say to Tyre: O you who dwell at the gateway of the sea, Who trade with the peoples on many coastlands: Thus said the…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Mourning, Gentiles, Violence, Economic life, Punishment

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry
How Long Does a Pogrom Last?
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You have a simplistic picture of a pogrom. A well-off and respected shopkeeper lives a proud and happy life. All at once, angels of destruction pop out of nowhere and within minutes they…

Contributor:

Alexander Kapel

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Pogroms, Antisemitism, Gentiles, Violence, Economic life

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage