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Letter to Rome
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Behold, from the time of our settlement in the city that the Lord has chosen, which He had desired for His habitation (Psalms 132:13), we heard your voice and obeyed, for you stand in the breach…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1521

Subjects:

Israel/Israelis, Scholarship, Rabbis, Israel-Diaspora relations, War

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage, Letters
Divre Yosef (The Words of Joseph)
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Sultan Mehmed began his reign in the year 856, according to their count [1452 CE]. The king ordered the building of sailing ships on the top of the…

Contributor:

Joseph Sambari

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

1673

Subjects:

War, Monarchy, Plague, Military, Rabbis

Categories:

History, Historical Writing
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

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