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Ganj-nāmah (The Book of Treasure)
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Moses who was God’s unique messenger, Who revealed the Path of God to humankind, In God’s Presence at Mount Sinai He received knowledge and insight, The Torah, the Truth, and the Path He accepted…

Contributor:

‘Imrānī

Places:

Isfahan, Ottoman Empire (Isfahan, Iran)

Date:

Early 16th Century

Subjects:

Bible, Theology, Prophets & prophecy, Piety, Jewish identity

Categories:

Poetry, Liturgical poetry
The Jews of Hamadan in 1892
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A Jewish girl, having been sent by her parents on an errand to a Jewish neighbour, was one day suddenly seized in the street by a Moslem and forcibly carried off to a Moslem house and compelled to…

Contributor:

Morris Cohen

Places:

Hamadan, Iran

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Muslim-Jewish relations, Jewish identity, Human rights, Cities, Journalism

Categories:

Reportage
The Condition of the Jews of Western Azerbaijan in the Years 1888–1893
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Written today, the 13th of the month of Adar 5653 (March 1, 1893), and addressed by us, the poor and downtrodden members of the community of Urumia, may God protect it, with a thousand greetings and…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Urmiya

Places:

Urumia, Iran (Urmia, Iran)

Date:

1894

Subjects:

Mizrahi, Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Muslim-Jewish relations, Violence, Journalism

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Reportage