Old Yishuv in Jerusalem 1258

Old Yishuv
A sepia photograph shows three elderly Jewish men sporting beards and holding open books, posing for the camera. Against a backdrop of leafy vegetation, the man in the centre sits, wearing a black hat and caftan, while the two others stand, wearing lighter clothes and turbans.
Jewish life in the Land of Israel
Key events
Aliya of Nachmanides (1267)
Hebron and Safed massacres (1517)
Revival of Tiberias (1563)
Sack of Tiberias (1660)
Hebron massacre (1834)
Safed attack (1838)
Jerusalem expansion
Petach Tikva founded (1878)
Key figures
Ishtori Haparchi (d. 1313)
Joseph Saragossi (d. 1507)
Obadiah MiBartenura (d. 1515)
Levi ibn Habib (d. 1545)
Jacob Berab (d. 1546)
Joseph Nasi (d. 1579)
Moses Galante (d. 1689)
Moses ibn Habib (d. 1696)
Yehuda he-Hasid (d. 1700)
Haim Abulafia (d. 1744)
Menachem Mendel (d. 1788)
Haim Farhi (d. 1820)
Jacob Saphir (d. 1886)
Haim Aharon Valero (d. 1923)
Economy
Etrog cultivationWinemakingBankingPrintingKosher soap production
Philanthropy
KollelHalukka MontefioreJudah Touro
Communities
Musta'arabimSephardimPerushimHasidim
Jerusalem Mea ShearimMishkenot Sha'ananimHebronSafedTiberiasJaffaHaifaPeki'inAccoShechemGazaKafr YasifShefa-'AmrPetach Tikva
Synagogues
Great Academy of Paris (1258)Ramban (1267)Abuhav (1490s)Abraham Avinu (1540)Ari (1570s)Johanan ben Zakai (1600s)Hurva (1700)Tifereth Israel (1872)
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The Iron Age kingdom of Israel(blue) and kingdom of Judah(yellow), with their neighbors (tan) (8th century BCE)

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