I follow a simplified system of transliteration for Hebrew and Arabic. For place names, I follow historical usage, for example, Calcutta rather than Kolkata, or Odessa rather than Odesa. In rendering the names of individuals, I adopt the spelling they originally used in Latin script. All translations are my own, unless otherwise indicated.
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