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Three Foundations (Sholem Aleichem and the Yiddish Literary Tradition)
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[ . . . ] Why is fame accorded to this particular individual, far and beyond his own time and place and why does he continue to capture new readers both in the original and in translation? [ . . . P…

Contributor:

Dov Sadan

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Date:

1959

Subjects:

Writing, Theology, Jewish languages, Yiddish, Speeches

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Firsthand accounts, Speeches
A Sermon Delivered at the Great Synagogue of Smyrna on the Arrival of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore in that City after His Successful Mission on Behalf of His Persecuted Brethren in Damascus
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Remember, I am with you: I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. —Genesis 28:15. From the Midrash Shoḥer tov. “For the leader. Of the servant of the Lord, of David…

Contributor:

Pinḥas de Segura

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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)

Date:

1840

Subjects:

Midrash, Theology, Diaspora, Politics, Speeches

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Speeches