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Tsemaḥ David (The Sprout of David)
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Thus spoke David, son of Isaac, son of Eliezer, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Menahem, son of Isaac, son of Obadiah, son of Isaac—known as “the wealthy one”—son of Elijah, known as “the holy…

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David de Pomis

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1587

Subjects:

Violence, Education, Philosophy, Antisemitism, Marriage, (Auto)biography

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Historical writing
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I record how, in the year 1625, the Grand Duke came to Sienna, and Messer Abraham Pesaro and Messer Buonaventura Gallichi were appointed to collect the levy. From me, they demanded a pair of sheets, a…

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Joseph of Siena

Places:

Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Siena, Italy)

Date:

1625–1633

Subjects:

Economic life, Antisemitism, Justice system, Finance, Punishment, (Auto)biography

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Memoirs & diaries