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Tombstone (Rome)
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This tombstone of Abraham Roccas (d. 1587) is located in the Cloister of the Papal Archbasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, in Rome, Italy.

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Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1587

Subjects:

Death, Gravestones, Tombs, Mourning, Jewish identity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Cylindrical tombstone with Hebrew on top, sitting on decorative base.
Thoughts on the Third Destruction
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I leaf through the commemorative albums of the settlements of Ri’shon Le-tsion, Reḥovot, Petaḥ-Tikvah, and Ḥadera. Among other things I was looking for documentary material on the establishment of the…

Contributor:

Yehuda Nini

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Date:

1971

Subjects:

Mourning, Arab-Jewish relations, Jewish identity, Mizrahi, Racism

Categories:

Political Culture, History, Historical Writing
To God in Europe
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God, blood has overflowed the soul; among us, the weight of his killed kindred lies heavy on the head of every living creature. And it is Sinai, it is Nevo now. As for the goyim…

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Uri Zvi Greenberg

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Date:

1951

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Mourning, Holocaust, Torture, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Poetry, Literature, Prayer & Liturgy
The Syrian-African Rift: Six Poems
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The sages say, that at the time the Syrian-African Rift occurred, the celestial inhabitants were not up-to-date. Each man was engaged at his trade. In grinding…

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Avot Yeshurun

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Date:

1973

Subjects:

Arab-Jewish relations, Mourning, Jewish identity, Death, Holidays

Categories:

Poetry, Literature
Birds of the Shade
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“The birds, Regina! The birds! The birds!” he cried out. “You don’t hear? Our child…Issachar!…Issachar!…Regina!…That bird…Issachar…that bird…that bird.…” When Luna entered the room with her bridegroom…

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Dan-Benaya Seri

Places:

Jerusalem, Israel

Date:

1987

Subjects:

Family, Children, Jewish identity, Piety, Mourning

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Fiction
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