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Sefer ha-zikhronot (The Book of Memories)
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“Blessed be He who shows loving kindness to the undeserving, for he requited me with every kindness” in the dead of night, on Monday, in the early morning of the 9th of Kislew…

Contributor:

Asher Halevi of Reichshofen

Places:

Alsace, France

Date:

1625–1629

Subjects:

Memory, Travel, Antisemitism, Prayer & liturgy, Finance, (Auto)biography

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Memoirs & diaries
Kiryah ne’emanah (Faithful City)
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1. Giedymin, the great prince of Lithuania, who dwelt in the fortress of the city of Troki, once went forth…

Contributor:

Samuel Joseph Fuenn

Places:

Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

1860

Subjects:

Cities, Finance, Justice system, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism

Categories:

Historical writing