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Discorso circa il stato de gl’Hebrei et in particolar dimoranti nell’inclita Città di Venetia (Discourse Concerning the Condition of the Jews, and in Particular Those Living in the Illustrious City of Venice): On Jewish Commerce
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The Hebrews have been taught and instructed more than any other nation in the school of hardship under the rigorous discipline of that necessity, because they are deprived of real estate, forbidden…

Contributor:

Simone Luzzatto

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1638

Subjects:

Cities, Economic life, Travel, Community, Antisemitism

Categories:

History, Political Culture, Reportage
Magen Avraham (Shield of Abraham)
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…

Contributor:

Abraham Farissol

Places:

Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

ca. 1520

Subjects:

Economic life, Finance, Community, Gentiles, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes, Responsa
Ordinance: On Lending Money
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In view of the fact that many interfere with their neighbors’ vested rights to have sole privilege of lending money at interest in certain localities, and very often the agency of the non-Jewish…

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The Jewish Communities of Cremona, Venice, and Rome

Places:

Cremona, Spanish Empire (Cremona, Italy)
Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1582

Subjects:

Finance, Economic life, Cities, Communal organizations, Community

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes