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A Story of What Happened to Rav Moshe Danon and the Elders of the Jewish Community of Sarajevo on 20 October 1819
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Let us recount a story of the old days, of what happened to a great man who lived then. He was our Rav Danon, may his name endure forever. We will not forget him ever, We will extol him before God, f…

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Unknown

Places:

Sarajevo, Ottoman Empire (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Date:

ca. 1820

Subjects:

Rabbis, Muslim-Jewish relations, Finance, Violence

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
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

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage