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Nicolai Levashov. Russian History Viewed through Distorted Mirrors. Vol. 1

determined the cause of death. Medical knowledge allowed them to cure the neces-
sary people, which created the reputation of them being Great Doctors. All in all, they
could cure the “necessary” person or “get rid” of the “unnecessary” one...

In order to make sure that this is true, it is enough to read the Constantinople
Rabbis’ letter. On January 13, 1489, Chemor, Jewish Rabbi of Arles in Provence,
wrote to the Grand Sanhedrin, which had its seat in Constantinople, seeking advice
because the people of Arles were threatening the synagogues. What should the Jews
do? This was the reply:

“Dear Beloved brethren in Moses, we have received your letter in which you tell
us of the anxieties and misfortunes which you are enduring. We are pierced by as
great a pain to hear it as yourselves.

The advice of the Grand Satraps and Rabbis is the following:
As for what you say about the King of France obliging you to become Chris-
tians: do it, since you cannot do otherwise, but let the Law of Moses be kept in your
hearts.

As for what you say about the command to despoil you of your goods (the law
was, that on becoming converted they gave up their possessions) make your sons
merchants that little by little they may despoil the Christians of theirs.

As for what you say about their making attempts on your lives: make your sons
doctors and apothecaries, that they may take away Christians’ lives.

As for what you say of their destroying your synagogues: make your sons can-
nons and clerics in order that they may destroy their churches.

As for the many other vexations you complain of: arrange that your sons be-
come advocates and lawyers, and see that they always mix themselves up with the af-
fairs of State, in order that by putting Christians under your yoke you may dominate
the world and be avenged of them.
Do not swerve from this order that we give you, because you will find by experi-
ence that, humiliated as you are, you will reach the actuality of power.

Signed V.S.S.V.F.F., Prince of the Jews of Constantinople,

21st Caslue (November), 1489”
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In order to make sure that it is not the next “slander” of “poor” Israelites, it is
enough to look at the types of activity which they “prefer” today in the world: the
conclusion will be quite simple — the European (and not only European) Israelites
th
obviously listened the 15 century advice of Judaic wise men from Constantinople
st
and could successfully realize their precept in the 21 century!..
Moreover, the facts of miraculous healing performed by Israelite-doctors be-
came known very quickly through the well organized system of Judaic trade bases,
but their “help” for transition to a “better world” was hushed up for very clear rea-

166 La France Juive (Jewish France) by Edouard Drumont, Kharkov, 1895, p. 155

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