Statement

Menahem ben Saruq (c. 920 to 970) left Tortosa, in northeastern Spain, for Córdoba near the mid-tenth century, becoming Hasdai's private secretary. He wrote Hasdai's letter to the ruler of the Khazars, but later fell out of favor and composed a long poem lamenting the abuse he had suffered.

References

1. p. 167

   supports · main text · ch. 6

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 167

   supports · main text · ch. 6

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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