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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…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Sarajevo, Ottoman Empire (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Date:

ca. 1820

Subjects:

Rabbis, Muslim-Jewish relations, Finance, Violence

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
A History of the Jews of Turkey and the Orient
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1. In the year 5121 (1361 CE), Sultan Murad I conquered the great city of Adrianople—called Edirne by the Turks and Endirne by the Jews…

Contributor:

Salomon Rosanes

Places:

Sofia, Ottoman Empire (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Muslim-Jewish relations, War, Rabbis, Nationalism

Categories:

History, Religion & Theology, Historical Writing