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The Sultan Selim loved the Jews very much, for he realized that with their help he could strike nations and kill mighty kings. [ . . . ] And it came to pass on the third day, when the Sultan…
Contributor:
Elijah Capsali
Places:
Candia, Venice (Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
ca. 1523
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The king assigned them portions of food and wine, each day on its day, from the king’s food and wine. They were to raise [the boys] three years; afterwards some of them would stand before the king…
Contributor:
Samuel de Valerio
Places:
Chalandritsa, Ottoman Empire (Chalandritsa, Greece)
Date:
1580