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The Panic, or, The Town of Hérres
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In the year 5594 (1834) it was the Ninth of Av, the holy day commemorating the Destruction of the Temple. In the morning, when the worshipers were lamenting at the…

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Isaac Meyer Dik

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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

1868

Subjects:

Government, Marriage, Community, Synagogue, Tishah be-Av, Fiction, Humor

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Fiction, Humor & Satire
Register of Proceedings: Articles of Governance
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In the name of God.The parnasim [community leaders] and the gabbai general [warden] of this holy congregation together with the elders all present, as well as the ḥakhamim Joseph Falcon, rabbi…

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The Portuguese Jewish Community of Bordeaux

Places:

Bordeaux, France

Date:

1736

Subjects:

Government, Leadership, Communal organizations, Marriage, Education, Law

Categories:

Law, Legal Codes
A Secret Letter to London
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The evening of 5 Heshvan, 5642 [October 28, 1881] Tomorrow with the second post, a pamphlet will be sent to you with a responsum entitled Isaac’s Stream (Naḥal Yitsḥak), regarding a miserable agunah…

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Isaac Elḥanan Spektor

Places:

Kovno, Russian Empire (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Date:

1881

Subjects:

Marriage, Antisemitism, Government, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters