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Philipp Veit
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1819
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The slaughter that occurred there, in Lisbon:
I was out of the city, and when I returned after several days they told me that the two [events, namely, the massacre within Lisbon and in the surrounding…
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Solomon Ibn Verga
Places:
Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
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ca. 1520
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A copy of the letter from the perfect sage R. Samuel Norzi, of blessed memory, in which he seeks to permit, as per his opinion, the singers [in the synagogue] to…
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Samuel Isaac Norzi, Abraham Graziano
Places:
Senigallia, Papal States
(Senigallia, Italy)
Date:
1645
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[ . . . ] Philo: I have already told you that the cognition of the generating nature is meant to direct them towards their natural perfection, without any other…
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Judah Abravanel
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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ca. 1512
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The Bah (Bayit Hadash) was asked concerning the practice in synagogues of using music which is sung in the houses of worship (of non-Jews). It is only forbidden regarding…
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Israel Moses Ḥazan
Places:
Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1850
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Andrea Marelli
Places:
Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1573
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This rare example of a Roman ketubah (marriage contract) from the seventeenth century was written on the occasion of the marriage of Menahem ben Samuel Zadik to Zevia, daughter of the prominent banker…
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Artist Unknown
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1627
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This intricately decorated ketubah (marriage contract) marks the marriage of Gabriel ben Hezekiah Amron to Simḥa bat Shabbetai mi-Segni. It is richly decorated with biblical miniatures, including one…
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Artist Unknown
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1734
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Menasce was asked about the taref (non-kosher) meat. And he said that Sabato di Perugia had told Salomone di Capena that the meat the latter had was taref. In fact…
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Anonymous
Places:
Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1539