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The Fake Doctor
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A Play by Molière in One Act of Sixteen Scenes[Carlo, Esterina]Carlo:Is there any news, Esterina? Do you have any advice for me?Esterina:Why do you want advice? I have a lot of news for you…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1873

Subjects:

Love, Marriage, Sephardic, Family, Medicine

Categories:

Performing Arts, Theater/Drama, Literature
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
Print engraving of crowd of people outside of building gathered around couple under wedding canopy.
Declarations
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Good words of the society of orphan girls of Izmir. In the Name of the Holy One, regulations and new ordinances established for the good governance and with worthy dissemination, with which we must…

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The Dotar (Provision of Dowries for Poor Brides) Confraternity of Izmir

Places:

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)

Date:

1644

Subjects:

Marriage, Betrothal, Dowries, Orphans, Women

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes
A Salonikan Jewish Man Recalls the Day of His Wedding
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When my engagement was decided, my sister and brother-in-law announced, “You are engaged” without my even meeting the father of the bride. As the date of my wedding approached, I still didn’t have the…

Contributor:

Sa’adi Besalel a-Levi

Places:

Salonica, Ottoman Palestine (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

1881–1890

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Marriage, Humor, Love, Family

Categories:

Literature, Humor & Satire