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An Ottoman Jewish Zionist Volunteers for the Greek Army
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Let me be frank: I was there, but as a Zionist. I thought Judaism and Zionism in particular needed to be represented in some way. It was a grand idea, a matter of defending a supreme liberty. Jews…

Contributor:

Joseph Marco Baruch

Places:

Kingdom of Italy (Italy, Italy)

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Zionism, Muslim-Jewish relations, War, Journalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Reportage
The Jews of Hamadan in 1892
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A Jewish girl, having been sent by her parents on an errand to a Jewish neighbour, was one day suddenly seized in the street by a Moslem and forcibly carried off to a Moslem house and compelled to…

Contributor:

Morris Cohen

Places:

Hamadan, Iran

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Muslim-Jewish relations, Jewish identity, Human rights, Cities, Journalism

Categories:

Reportage
The Condition of the Jews of Western Azerbaijan in the Years 1888–1893
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Written today, the 13th of the month of Adar 5653 (March 1, 1893), and addressed by us, the poor and downtrodden members of the community of Urumia, may God protect it, with a thousand greetings and…

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The Jewish Community of Urmiya

Places:

Urumia, Iran (Urmia, Iran)

Date:

1894

Subjects:

Mizrahi, Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Muslim-Jewish relations, Violence, Journalism

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Reportage
Jewish Military Service
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1824 years from the Destruction. Issue no. 36The rumor about military service for the Jews in our land comes in every European newspaper, in almost the same form as when we presented it in an earlier…

Contributor:

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Military, Jewish identity, Muslim-Jewish relations, War, Education, Journalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand accounts, Reportage