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Military warehouse explosion near Jewish Street

A gunpowder store exploded near Jewish Street, destroying houses and killing dozens, including Jacob Joshua’s family.

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... ויהי היום, ג׳ כסלו תס״ג (1703), נאחז ניצוץ אש בחבית אבק־שריפה אשר במחסן צבאי שהיה קרוב לרחוב היהודים, והיתה התפוצצות אדירה שהחריבה הרבה בתים ועשרות אנשים נהרגו, בהם גם אשתו הצעירה ובתם היחידה, ועוד כמה מבני משפחתם, גם
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Place
Jewish Street in Lviv
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Person
Jacob Joshua’s young wife
Participant · Victim
Person
Jacob Joshua’s only daughter
Participant · Victim