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Tit ha-yaven (The Miry Clay)
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Now we shall begin to describe the confrontation of the King of Sweden with the King of Poland. First, the aforementioned King of Sweden came to the holy community of Posen [Poznań], a major Jewish…

Contributor:

Samuel Feibush

Places:

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poland)

Date:

1655

Subjects:

War, Monarchy, Death, Jewish quarters, Military

Categories:

History, Historical Writing
Scroll of Agony
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The journal is my life, my companion and my confidant. Without it I would be lost. In it I pour out all my heart’s feelings, until I feel somewhat relieved. When I am angry and…

Contributor:

Chaim A. Kaplan

Places:

Warsaw, General Government (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1941

Subjects:

Holocaust, Death, Nazis, Jewish quarters, Antisemitism

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries
Alms Box
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This alms box was affixed to the wall in the Old Synagogue (Alte-Schul, or Stara Bóżnica) of Kraków, located in the Kazimierz district of the city. Because it was in a part of the Polish-Lithuanian…

Contributor:

Matteo Gucci

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

1569–70

Subjects:

Synagogue, Cities, Charity, Jewish quarters, Community

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Ritual Objects
Carved wall unit with decorative borders and crowns, locked metal box in middle, and Hebrew text underneath.
History of the House of David
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The sultan thought for a moment and said, “I know, Jew, that your heart is not devoid of intelligence. After all, you want to live a long life in your household with your children. So, do not…

Contributor:

Avraham S. Friedberg

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Folklore, Mourning, Jewish quarters, Death

Categories:

History, Fiction, Folklore