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Here is the infamous [city] gate,
the one of the olive branch and the sword,
for those who leave, it is so closed
and for those who enter, so open.
If in you peace is exiled
you cannot offer that…
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João Pinto Delgado
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(Antwerp, Belgium)
Date:
17th Century
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Nicolaus Copernicus, from [Polish] Prussia, was a great man, who was more proficient in the field of astronomy than all the wise men of his age. Indeed, all the wise men of our time unanimously attest…
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David Ganz, David Ganz
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
Beginning of the 17th Century
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I think of my father who believes
a Jew can outrun fate by owning land.
Slave to property now, I mow
and mow, my destiny the new Egypt.
From his father, the tailor, he learned not
to rent but to own…
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Robin Becker
Places:
Boalsburg, United States of America
Date:
2000
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The Four Sections of Jewry Jewish Assimilation
Number.
Typical Representatives.
Economic Condition.
Religious Outlook.
Education
Birth- rate per 1,000 souls.
Percentage of Mixed Marriages.
Conver…
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Arthur Ruppin
Places:
Berlin, German Empire
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1904
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The fate of this idea of settling the Holy Land with Jews is like that of the fairy prince transformed by evil magic until rescued. The contemporary fairy godmothers of our people deserve our…
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Yeḥiel Mikhl Pines
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
(Israel, Israel)
Date:
1892
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To Our Brethren and Sisters in the Exile, Peace Be with You!
“If I help not myself, who will help me?”
(Hillel)
Nearly two thousand years have elapsed since, in an evil hour, after an heroic…
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BILU
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Odessa, Russian Empire
(Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1882
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At the request of a well-known patriot
Our hope is not yet lost
That hope of ages
To return to the land of our fathers
To the city where David dwelt
As long as hope remains in our hearts
The…
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Naftali Herz Imber
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1884
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Farewell, farewell,
Tomorrow I depart.
I’ve sewn myself a pack
And had my hair cut off.
I’ve got myself a belt
That’s tethered to my chains,
Said good-bye to all my neighbors
Through the wall that…
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H. Leivick
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1915
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Our maskilim did not understand this, and that is why the shtrayml triumphed over them. In the end all of them returned to tradition. Peretz no longer laughs like he used to. He immersed himself in…
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Ya‘akov Ze’ev Latski-Bertholdi
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire
(Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1914
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When, in 1492, Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon expelled believers in the unity of God, those very same Catholic rulers simultaneously financed Columbus’s discovery of the New…
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Francisco Rivas Puigcerver
Places:
Mexico City, Mexico
Date:
1889