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SALONIKA - Thessaloniki History of the Jews of Thessaloniki It is believed that the Alexandrian Jews who arrived in ca. 140 B.C.E. were among the first Jews to settle in Salonika. The Apostle Paul preached for three consecutive Sabbaths in the synagogue of Salonika. The Romans granted autonomy to the community, whose members lived in a neighborhood near the port; therefore, the Je...
Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah refers to the doctrines, practices and esoteric exegetical method in Torah, that emerged in 12th-13th century Southern France and Spain, and was developed further in 16th century Ottoman Palestine. According to Adin Steinsaltz - Even Yisrael , the study of Kabbalah/Mysticism is profoundly symbolic and abstract, its teachings are of tremendous significance to the in...
BeSHT - The Baal Shem Tov , הבעל שם טוב - הבעש"ט Source JewishGen 1 Source JewishGen 2 List of Hasidic Dynasties Wikipedia Timeline List of Hasidic Leaders Wikipedia Hasidism Yivo Maps Geni Research Links Please feel free to join this project. The initial aim is to find links to the profiles of the venerable scholars listed and then add them to appropriate Geni Project...