Éfés dammîm : a series of conversations at Jerusalem between a patriarch of the Greek church and a chief rabbi of the Jews, concerning the malicious charge against the Jews of using Christian blood

Isaac Baer Levinsohn, Louis Loewe

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i:-:-;. 1. 1BR A^RY OF I III: Theological Seminary, PRINCETON. N, J. BM 717 .L4 1841 Oi 1788-Levinsohn, Isaac Baer, ^M 1860. es damm imEfBoo : EFES DAMMIM. A SERIES OF JERUSALEMCONVERSATIONS AT BETWEEN GREEK CHURCHA PATRIARCH OF THE AND RABBI OF THE JEWS,A CHIEF CONCERNING THE of using Cfinstian Mooii.against {\)t ^JctosiWalicious ©jbargc LEVINSOHN.BY J. B. AS A TRIBUTE TO THETRANSLATED FROM THE HEBREW AT DAMASCUS,MEMORY OF THE MARTYRS LOEWE,BY DR. L. ASIATICBRITAIN AND IRELAND, OF THEASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREATMEMBER OF THE ROYAL DUKE OFLINGUIST TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THESOCIETY AT PARIS, ORIENTAL OF THE EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE.''SUSSEX, AND AUTHOR OF THE "ORIGIN AND OF "LETTERS FROM THE EAST." LONDON LONGMANS.GREEN, ANDBROWN,LONGMAN, M.DCCC.XI.I. : r.oNi'oN HV CO.,HtlNTF.IJ J. WGHTHEIMEK AM) CfRCts PI *(!E, FINSRURY OIIICUS. PREFACE. classes of societywell-informedpresumed that allIt is degree, acquainted withare, in somein this country Jews at Damascus.of thethe late cruel persecution from which theprejudiceThat persecution involved a the lasttimes duringpeople have, at variousJewish partsaffliction, in allyears, suffered muchsix hundred civilization and know-the progress ofof Europe where has not existed inslow ; though itledge had been but had settledwhere Christiansany other region, except in thekept pace, asenlightenment had notwhose withat Damascus,of the Christiansrecent case division of thepervades thisthat which now happily thereto the Almighty !throughout.

Sujets

• Blood libel
• Jews
• Judaism
• Talmud
• Johann Reuchlin

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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i<<y<?&v.'<;^<v>:-:-;.1. 1BR A^RY
OF I III:
Theological Seminary,
PRINCETON. N,
J.
BM 717 .L4 1841
Oi
1788-Levinsohn, Isaac Baer,
^M 1860.
es damm imEfBoo:
EFES DAMMIM.
A SERIES
OF
JERUSALEMCONVERSATIONS AT
BETWEEN
GREEK CHURCHA PATRIARCH OF THE
AND
RABBI OF THE JEWS,A CHIEF
CONCERNING THE
of using Cfinstian Mooii.against {\)t ^JctosiWalicious ©jbargc
LEVINSOHN.BY J. B.
AS A TRIBUTE TO THETRANSLATED FROM THE HEBREW
AT DAMASCUS,MEMORY OF THE MARTYRS
LOEWE,BY DR. L.
ASIATICBRITAIN AND IRELAND, OF THEASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREATMEMBER OF THE ROYAL
DUKE OFLINGUIST TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THESOCIETY AT PARIS, ORIENTAL
OF THE EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE.''SUSSEX, AND AUTHOR OF THE "ORIGIN
AND OF "LETTERS FROM THE EAST."
LONDON
LONGMANS.GREEN, ANDBROWN,LONGMAN,
M.DCCC.XI.I.:
r.oNi'oN
HV CO.,HtlNTF.IJ J. WGHTHEIMEK AM)
CfRCts PI *(!E, FINSRURY OIIICUS.PREFACE.
classes of societywell-informedpresumed that allIt is
degree, acquainted withare, in somein this country
Jews at Damascus.of thethe late cruel persecution
from which theprejudiceThat persecution involved a
the lasttimes duringpeople have, at variousJewish
partsaffliction, in allyears, suffered muchsix hundred
civilization and know-the progress ofof Europe where
has not existed inslow ; though itledge had been but
had settledwhere Christiansany other region, except
in thekept pace, asenlightenment had notwhose
withat Damascus,of the Christiansrecent case
division of thepervades thisthat which now happily
thereto the Almighty !throughout. Thanks beworld
will everprejudiceto fear that the frightfulis no reason
which occupiesin this country,again be entertained
to wisdom,in all that pertainsprominent a stationso
Israelitesat all events, theand humanity ; here,justice,
than abe otherwisecannot, therefore,are safe;* it
sustained by* head are fullywriter's assertions on thisThe
Britishandlearnedof somany influentialthe magnanimous meeting
forJuly 1840,Hall, on Friday, 3,Christians at the Egyptian
Israelites, andwith theexpressing their sympathythe purpose of
Montefiore, pre-success of Sir Mosesearnest wishes for thetheirIV PREFACE.
delight all subjects ofsource of to truly enlightened
thethe British monarchy, to be made fully aware that
kind and fraternal sentiments expressed by them con-
cerning the Israelites occasion re-on the melancholy
but by theferred to, are justified not only by reason,
specialrecords of the most veracious historians, and the
testimony of some of the brightest ornaments of the
world's literature : and it is to serve the double purpose
of affording some pleasure to all those who have taken
an interest in this cause, and to gratify the innocent
pride his himself, suchof own nation and — pride as a
wrongfully aspersed people cannot help but feel when,
after a long period of affliction, a righteous and powerful
judge proclaims to the world that they are free from
evil, and they are enabled to lay before the world a
in their favour, in additionload of evidence to that on
which his judgment has been founded—that the writer
hereof submits the annexed work to the British public.
It is a translation of an elaborate work written in
the form of a series of colloquial discourses between
two learned men of different religious beingcreeds, one
represented as a Patriarch of the Greek Church at
atJerusalem, and the other a Chief Rabbi of the Jews
the same place ; from which discourses inferences are
finally drawn which furnish a complete refutation of
viously to his starting on his mission to the East. This meeting
may evidence of intelligence andbe considered the most glorious
annals of man-religious toleration that is to be met with in the
kind.:
PREFACE.
Israelites of privilycharge against thethe appalling
obtainChristians, in order to bloodtaking the lives of
religious ceremonies theuse in certain of their :to
Jewish sub-the work is J. B. Levinsohn,* aauthor of
Majesty the Emperor of Russia, ofject of his august
benign protection of thosewhose impartial rule, and
whatever their faith maysubmit to his dominion,who
I oughtof the most conspicuous results.be, this is one
in this place, that the Israelitesnot to omit to state,
of gratitude to his Imperialat large owe a heavy debt
his behaviour to theirMajesty, for the kindness of
and, indeed, all whoresiding in his territory ;brethren
must ac-toleration and justice,cherish principles of
in regard to them mustknowledge that his actions
herein allude to thebenefit all mankind. Itend to
are to behis Majesty's auspices,schools which, under
the in-his dominions, forvarious parts oferected in
obtainbe too poor toIsraelites as maystruction of such
resources, and infrom their ownproper educationa
them are to bechoose to enterall who maywhich,
as thatas advantageousfooting equallyplaced on a
realmswithin his Majesty'sof peopleof any other class
subjects inteach hisEmperor willthis measure, theby
lessonseffectivesalutary andof the mostgeneral, one
is tonameany ruler whosefromthat ever emanated
work wasthis* at Krzemnitz ;is now livingJ. B. Levinsohn
occasion ofon the5.-594,year of the Creationby him in thewritten
Poland.Soslow inbeing raised ata persecutionVI PREFACE.
be found in the annals of the world. Whatever opinions
may be held by different classes of society throughout
Europe, regarding the Emperor's political conduct in
connexion with the most notorious events of his reign,
I have nothing whatever to do; no monarch or states-
man has ever yet been so fortunate as to secure for
himself the commendations of all men ; but there are
few persons, I presume, that will attempt to deny, that
in the management of the domestic affairs of his realms
he has been characterised by the "strictest impartiality,
and that no one kind of people, of the great variety of
all religions that acknowledge his power, are placed in
a state of humiliation for the gratification of another.
Had there been a different state of things in existence
in the Russian empire, it is probable that the genius
and learning of Levinsohn would never have been
stimulated to produce this work, which, to all his nation,
is indeed an inestimable boon.
I am aware that in making such special allusions to
-Russia, I digressing from thehave been main and legi-
timate object of a preface. But, in consequence of
what lately came to pass in the East, I consider that
it is essential for the cause of the whole of the Jewish
nation, that some comments should be made theon
actions of those whose influence, either favourable or
adverse, is of a nature to affect them; and I conceive
that nothing of that kind can be said anywhere so ap-
propriately as in juxtaposition with this work, and the