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Contributor:
Solomon Adeni
Places:
Hebron, Ottoman Empire
(Hebron, Palestine)
Date:
ca. 1611
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How goodly are the tents of Jacob, the dwelling-places of Israel (Numbers 24:5), the synagogues and study houses in Jerusalem, that from morning to evening and from midnight to morning are never…
Contributor:
Unknown
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1628
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There are several ways to get to Jerusalem, as follows. One route is via Vienna, which is a point of departure for group travel to Constantinople, with traders going from Vienna to Ofen [Budapest]…
Contributor:
Solomon Adeni, Moses Hirsh Porges
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1615
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And it came to pass in the days of Sultan Murad [IV], King of Turkey, may his majesty be exalted, in the third year of his reign, which is the year 5385 from creation [1625], the upright prince…
Contributor:
Unknown
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1627
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At present there are approximately three hundred homeowners, and almost twelve hundred people, in Jerusalem, may it be rebuilt and reestablished. This about the situation you will find at any point in…
Contributor:
Raphael Mordechai Malki
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
Late 17th Century
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Reuben spoke in the marketplace with two men, inviting them to come to his house for the purpose of giving them the monies accrued from a business partnership, and they entered his house…
Contributor:
Yom Tov ben Israel Jacob Algazi
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
ca. 1800
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Contributor:
Uri of Biella
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire
(Safed, Israel)
Date:
1564
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Her bitter soul is anguished, because of her ailing wound.
The city one teeming with people is desolate, the Holy City that she had inherited.
For the glorious, sweet land, tears descend like a…
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Michael Müllner, Netanel Crescas
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First Half of the 17th Century
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The current expenses of the city of Jerusalem, may it be speedily rebuilt and reestablished in our days, are close to five thousand kuruş per annum. This is not the case for Safed and Hebron. In the…
Contributor:
Raphael Mordechai Malki
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
Late 17th Century