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An 1823 book from Istanbul titled Meam Loez. It is the first book in Ladino with a popular explanation of Jewish and Sephardic culture and traditions, presented in the form of a commentary on the Bible’s book of Genesis. Document courtesy of Congregation Sephardic Bikur Holim.
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