438 ⟶ Empress Eudocia and the Call for Return
The Empress Eudocia removes the ban on Jews' praying at the ...
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🕊️ Easing of Persecution after Hadrian's Death and the Move to Galilee
With Emperor Hadrian's death, the persecution of Jews within the Roman Empire is eased and Jews are allowed to visit Jerusalem on Tisha B'av. In the following centuries the Jewish center moves to Galilee.⟶
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Israel🏗️ Julian's Attempt to Rebuild the Second Temple
The last pagan Roman Emperor, Julian, allows the Jews to return to "holy Jerusalem which you have for many years longed to see rebuilt" and to rebuild the Second Temple. Shortly after, the Emperor is assassinated, and the plan is dissolved.⟶
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Greece📜 Jewish Rights Granted in India
In India, the Hindu king Sira Primal, also known as Iru Brahman, issued what was engraved on a tablet of brass, his permission to Jews to live freely, build synagogue, own property without conditions attached and as long as the world and moon exist.⟶
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India📣 Empress Eudocia and the Call for Return
The Empress Eudocia removes the ban on Jews' praying at the Temple site and the heads of the Community in Galilee issue a call "to the great and mighty people of the Jews": "Know that the end of the exile of our people has come"!⟶
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Israel🇮🇱 Yehuda Halevi's Call to Emigrate to Palestine
Yehuda Halevi issues a call to the Jews to emigrate to Palestine. He is buried in Jerusalem.⟶
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