1071 ⟶ Jerusalem Falls to Seljuk Turks, Restrictions on Jews Increase
Jerusalem falls to the Seljuk Turks, many synagogues are des...
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🕌 Jerusalem Falls to Seljuk Turks, Restrictions on Jews Increase
Jerusalem falls to the Seljuk Turks, many synagogues are destroyed and life for Jews in Jerusalem becomes much more restricted.⟶
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Israel🔥 Jerusalem Falls to Crusaders, Jews Massacred
Jews fight side by side with Muslim soldiers to defend Jerusalem against the Crusaders and face massacres when it falls. According to the Muslim chronicle of Ibn al-Qalanisi, "The Jews assembled in their synagogue, and the Franks burned it over their heads." However, a contemporary Jewish communication does not corroborate the report that Jews were actually inside of the Synagogue when it was set on fire. This letter was discovered among the Cairo Geniza collection in 1975 by historian Shelomo Dov Goitein. Historians believe that it was written just two weeks after the siege, making it "the earliest account on the conquest in any language." However, all sources agree that a synagogue was indeed burned during the siege.⟶
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Israel🙌 Saladin Lifts Ban on Jews in Jerusalem
Saladin conquers the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the Crusaders and lifts the ban for Jews to live in Jerusalem.⟶
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🏚️ Expulsion of Jews from the Old City of Jerusalem
During the Siege of Jerusalem of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Arab armies were able to conquer the part of the West Bank and Jerusalem; they expelled all Jews (about 2,000) from the Old City (the Jewish Quarter) and destroyed the ancient synagogues that were in the Old City as well.⟶
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