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Tomb of Mordechai Meisel
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Mordechai Meisel (1528–1601) was a court Jew, merchant, philanthropist and builder in Prague. Meisel became a member of the Prague Jewish Communal Council in 1576 and later served as its head. This is…

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1601

Subjects:

Gravestones, Cemetery, Mourning, Jewish quarters, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Inscriptions
Tomb with high tombstones on either end, with Hebrew inscriptions on outside of all sides.
The Butterfly
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He was the last. Truly the last. Such yellowness was bitter and blinding Like the sun’s tear shattered on stone. That was his true color. And how easily he climbed, and how high. Certainly, climbing…

Contributor:

Pavel Friedman

Places:

Terezin, Czechoslovakia (Terezin, Czech Republic)

Date:

1942

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish quarters, Animals, Mourning, Ecology

Categories:

Poetry, Literature, Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries
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…

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Abraham Lewin

Places:

Warsaw, General Government (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1941

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish quarters, Education, Death, Mourning

Categories:

Political Culture, Speeches
History of the House of David
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The sultan thought for a moment and said, “I know, Jew, that your heart is not devoid of intelligence. After all, you want to live a long life in your household with your children. So, do not…

Contributor:

Avraham S. Friedberg

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Folklore, Mourning, Jewish quarters, Death

Categories:

History, Fiction, Folklore