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The Story of the Passing of Joseph Süss
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Be it known that there was a man in Stuttgart in the state of Württemberg, who became ever greater in the stubbornness of his heart and his pride, in his wealth and his wisdom, and he was called…

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Salomon Schechter

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

1738

Subjects:

Justice system, Crime, Class, Christian-Jewish relations, Death, (Auto)biography, Journalism

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Reportage, (Auto)biography
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Selections from the Kurant
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Lisbon, July 26. Here three rich Portuguese were detained on suspicion of secretly having practiced their faith. And their lives would have been spared if, God forbid, they would have…

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Moses Bar Abraham

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1686–1687

Subjects:

Antisemitism, War, Jewish identity, Crime, Journalism

Categories:

Print & book culture, Journalism