Responsa authority of Salonika
Samuel de Medina
Life
1505–1589
He rejected excluding visiting merchants from Janina and adapted law to Ottoman economic conditions.
What the sources say
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3 statements
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Rabbinic responsa are important sources for Ottoman Jewish life.
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Local Janina merchants asked to exclude visiting Jewish competitors.
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Samuel de Medina rejected exclusion by citing commercial freedom across the empire.