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A Written Record of Jeremiah’s Prophecies

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In the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: Get a scroll and write upon it all the words that I have spoken to you—concerning Israel and…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Scribes, Writing, Prophets, Fasting, Exile

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Literature, Prophetic Literature

The Wondrous Tale of Alroy

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And now for my style. I must frankly confess that I have invented a new one. I am conscious of the hazard of such innovation, but I have not adopted my system without long meditation, and a…

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Benjamin Disraeli

Places:

London, United Kingdom

Date:

1833

Subjects:

Writing, Kabbalah

Categories:

Literature, Fiction

The History of Borsszem Janko (Johnny Peppercorn)

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I was lying in bed sick when, on January 5th, 1868, the first issue came out. Understandably, the party line and the competition tried to alienate from me János Jankó, the illustrator of the…

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Adolf Ágai

Places:

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1887

Subjects:

Humor, Politics, Artists, Satire, Writing

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Journalism

Subscription Notice

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Subscription for the Year 1903 to the First Daily Zhargon (Yiddish) Newspaper in Russia, Der frayndPublished in Saint Petersburg by Sh. Ginzburg and Sh. Rapaport [S. An-ski]

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Shaul Ginsburg

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Yiddish, Writing, Jewish identity, Jewish languages

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Firsthand Accounts, Advertisements, Reportage

Ohale Ya‘akov (The Tents of Jacob): On a Betrothal

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Question: The following incident occurred: The gentlemen, R. Abraham Vidal, may he rest in peace, was married to the modest lady, Estrella, sister of the fine young man, R. David Pinto, may God…

Contributor:

Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Responsa

The Siloam Inscription

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[The matter of] the breakthrough: And this is the matter of the breakthrough. While [the hewers were swinging the] axe, each towards his companion, and while there were still three cubits to he[w…

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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

End of 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Labor, Cities, Technology, Writing

Categories:

Architecture

Bulla of Hezekiah from Jerusalem (Ophel)

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Belonging to Hizkiyahu (Hezekiah), (son of) Ahaz, king of Judah.

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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Monarchy, Writing, Leadership

Me‘am lo‘ez (From a People of Foreign Tongue): On Genesis

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The Book of Me‘am lo‘ez is the explication of the entire Hebrew Bible in Ladino, explaining the way of life which a person must lead as the sacred law commanded, and also to know about all that…

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Jacob Huli

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1730

Subjects:

Oral Torah, Jewish languages, Ladino, Writing

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Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture

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