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Scenes of Jewish Life in Alsace
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After an absence of many years, I returned to Alsace in November 1856, in response to the invitation of an old friend. During this first and short visit, I was greatly moved in recovering all the…

Contributor:

Auguste Widal (Daniel Stauben)

Places:

Alsace, France

Date:

1849–1853

Subjects:

Rural life, Sabbath, Community, Family, Leisure, Fiction, Journalism

Categories:

Fiction, Reportage, Firsthand accounts
Letter from an Egyptian Jewish Deist on Why He Will Not Convert to Islam
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You said, in the beginning of the second page, “The young man then adopted the Muslim religion.” Please omit this because I did not change the faith of my parents, although I respect the three…

Contributor:

Ya‘qub Sannu‘

Places:

Paris, France

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Muslim-Jewish relations, Islam, Family, Philosophy, Monotheism, Journalism, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Journalism, Letters