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For it is not against me that these men have sinned, for what am I and what is my life? My days have passed like a transient shadow, and fly away as does a dream—like a dream upon…
Contributor:
Jonathan Eybeschütz
Places:
Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)
Date:
1755
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Amulet printed on parchment from Germany. The words in this amulet are arranged to form patterns and shapes.
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750
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I was the fourth [child] born and the first son, a tender darling to my father and my mother (cf. Prov. 4:3) after my mother had given birth to three daughters. My parents were worriers and trembled…
Contributor:
Jacob Emden
Places:
Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1762–1770