Abyss of Despair: The Famous 17th Century Chronicle Depicting Jewish Life in Russia and Poland During the Chmielnicki Massacres of 1648-49Transaction Publishers - 144 pages |
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academy attack avenge their blood became blessed Bogdan Chmielnicki brethren camp captive captured Casimir Chapter Choronzhy chronicle city of Zaslaw community of Nemirow community of Polannoe Cossacks Dnieper Dubno Duke Dominik Duke Wiśniowiecki enemies escape evil fled forced fortress glory increase Hanover's head holy community horse and cart hundred thousand ians Isaac Luria Kabbalah Kabbalistic killed Kingdom of Poland Koniecpolski Konstantynow Krzemieniec large number Lithuania lives Lord Lublin Lwow massacres Miedzyrzecze minor reckoning munity name be blotted Nathan Hanover nobleman oppressor Chmiel Ostrog Pawliuk peace peasants perished Polish army Polish Jewry Polish nobles Polish troops prayer proceeded provinces Rabbi ransom Rashi rebelled rebellion Russia Sabbath Hazon sand scholars scoundrels sent silver and gold slain slaughter sword synagogue Tartar King Tartars tens of thousands thousand gold pieces thousands of Jews took Torah twenty thousand Ukraine Ukrainians unto Volhynia Voyevoda wall Wallachia warriors Wladislaw Yeven Metzulah Zaslaw Zolkiew