Jews from Kraków and its region, fot. Ignacy Krieger, c. 1870
Markowski, Stanisław. Krakowski Kazimierz: Dzielnica Żydowska. Kraków: Wydawnictwo ARKA, 1992. Print.
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Jews from Kraków and its region, fot. Ignacy Krieger, c. 1870
Markowski, Stanisław. Krakowski Kazimierz: Dzielnica Żydowska. Kraków: Wydawnictwo ARKA, 1992. Print.
City Hall, Plac Wolnica (Jewish Quarter), fot. Ignacy Krieger, c. 1870
Markowski, Stanisław. Krakowski Kazimierz: Dzielnica Żydowska. Kraków: Wydawnictwo ARKA, 1992. Print.
The Egyptians attacked the Jews on a holy day in 320 B.C. An army led by Ptolemy I of Egypt attacked Jerusalem on the Sabbath. Unlike the Israelis in 1973, the ultra-pious Jews did not fight, even in self-defense, on the Sabbath, and Ptolemy easily captured Jerusalem. (The painting is obviously much later, by Jean Fouquet.)
All right, so, a few things: massive possibly trigger warning. Talking about violence, murder, possibly rape, and just general uncomfortable situations. EDIT: to the smartasses who are reblogging my post, thinking they’re clever for pointing out that history is violent: I know. We all know. The trigger warning was for the possibility of triggering reenanctments in the documentaries themselves. Please take your observations somewhere else. EDIT: oh god, why are so many people reblogging this post? D: please stop…