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A Blood Libel in Stanimaka
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Twelve-year old Ivan Demitrov, a fourth-grade student in the Bulgarian school, was scolded by his Bulgarian teacher for not sitting still in school on Friday, the tenth of this month. After playing in…

Contributor:

Joseph Barishac

Places:

Edirne, Ottoman Empire (Edirne, Türkiye)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Cities, Antisemitism, Family, Blood libel, Journalism

Categories:

Reportage, Journalism
Diary Excerpt: Of a Sephardic Palestinian Soldier in the Ottoman Army
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One of the more bitter days of my life that I will never ever forget is the 17th Adar 5677 [11 March 1917] at dawn when I was already being sought [the authorities had already dogged my footsteps and…

Contributor:

Ḥayim Naḥmias

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Türkiye, Türkiye)

Date:

1918

Subjects:

War, Family, Jewish identity, Passover, Death, (Auto)biography

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries, (Auto)biography