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Letter of Conversion
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My brothers, my children, and my friends know this: I understood with great clarity that the True One, whom I alone have known for many generations and for whom I have strived so much, wants me to…

Contributor:

Shabbetai Tzvi

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1666

Subjects:

Messianism, Conversion, Islam, Muslim-Jewish relations, Letters, Prophets & prophecy

Categories:

Prophetic Literature, Letters
Print engraving of man in turban pointing to open book with Dutch and French text underneath.
An Attempt to Open a School for Jewish Girls in Ottoman Istanbul
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Today in every district of Istanbul and neighboring areas we can see Muslim, community, and foreign schools that disseminate instruction and enlighten the people. [For my part] I work as a teacher at…

Contributor:

Victoria Danon

Places:

Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1895

Subjects:

Education, Women, Muslim-Jewish relations, Islam, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters