Statement

The yeshivah of Tiberias moved to Jerusalem in the 10th century and, because of the Crusades (Jerusalem fell in 1099), relocated first to Tyre, then Damascus, and finally to Fustat in Egypt. Egyptian Jews were closely tied to the Palestinian Gaonic leaders.

References

1. p. 165

   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. 165

   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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