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Book Acquisitions of the ‘Ets Haim Yeshiva for the Years 1718/9 and 1732/33
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Established in 1616 as part of a yeshiva in Amsterdam, the Ets Ḥayim library continues to function to this day, making it the oldest operational Jewish library in the world. It moved to its current…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1718/19 and 1732/33

Subjects:

Libraries, Scholarship, Education, Jewish quarters, Language & linguistics

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, Lists & catalogues, Print & book culture
Manuscript page with Portuguese text.
I. M. Weissenberg Memorial
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We live in a prison. We have been degraded to the level of homeless and uncared-for animals. When we…

Contributor:

Abraham Lewin

Places:

Warsaw, General Government for the Occupied Polish Region (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1941

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish quarters, Education, Mourning, Death, Politics, Speeches

Categories:

Political Culture, Speeches
Among Our Distant Brethren
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(Continued from issue 76 [of Ha-Tsefira])The commandment of hospitality is well-developed in our city, and particularly in the mellah. But emissaries from the kollelim in the “Four Lands” stay with…

Contributor:

Isaac Ibn Ya‘ish

Places:

Essouira, French Protectorate in Morocco (Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco)

Date:

1891

Subjects:

Cities, Jewish quarters, Education, Jewish identity, Community, Journalism

Categories:

Reportage, Journalism