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This study analyzes the texts of four patriotic speeches delivered by Italian Jewish orators during the Revolutionary “triennio” (1796-1799). Four complementary documents − a chronicle, a song, a protest and a poem − are also presented to provide an overview of the emotions generated by the event of Jewish emancipation. Nourished by numerous biblical references, these texts revive an image of Jewish history understood as the passage from slavery to freedom. As the first manifestation and exercise of emancipation, for the Jews, political discourse marks the beginning of a process of re-entry into history, or rather, of rehabilitation in the historical present, which arouses intense emotions of joy, deliverance, renewal, and gratitude. Italian Jews expressed an idea of political citizenship rooted in the values of religion, charity, and universal brotherhood. Jewish political sentiment also took on strong messianic tones.