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We, the poor of Israel, inhabitants of the city of Izmir, may God protect it, slaves of our lord and king, Sultan Abdülmecid, may his name be praised and long live his reign, [are] oppressed and…
Contributor:
Unknown
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
1847
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Regarding that which is written: a man’s gift [makes room for him] (Proverbs 18:16), this means that the gift itself, which one personally gives to the poor, will make room for him. When you provide…
Contributor:
Elijah ha-Kohen ha-Itmari
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
ca. 1700
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Here is a song that I created,
well composed and uncomplicated;
you can call it a song or call it a dirge.
I’d like to tell you some of my troubles:
some men have problems by…
Contributor:
Ḥayim Yom-Tob Magula
Places:
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
ca. 1739
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These are the generations of Isaac ben ḥayim ben Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac (Genesis 25:19) ben Joseph among the kohanim who trace their family back to Pinehas, son of Eliezer, son of Aaron the…
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Isaac ben Ḥayim ha-Kohen
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Date:
First Half of the 16th Century