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stronghold over the land. Although this conquest destroyed the interior of the area, the coastal cities prevailed as cities such as Tunisia was still an important location for North African culture producing textiles, ceramics, glass, oil, soap, and other manufacturing goods. Another devastating outcome from the conquest was the destruction of irrigation systems within North Africa, leading to desertfication and nomadization of the area until European powers colonized North Africa for the resources.
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forbade non-Muslims from living in the city; the remaining Jews were forced to convert to Islam or to leave." After the invasion, the area, once flushed with cultural excellence, became an impoverished land currently occupied by Tunisia and now Libya. The Jewish population that was previously living
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One contemporary of Abraham ben Nathan, Judah ben Joseph, was the most prominent trader of the city, controlling trade routes across the Mediterranean and on to India. During war, when all other ships were barred from sailing, his merchandise was taken on royal warships belonging to the Sayyida, the
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The devastating Banu Hilal conquest of Kairouan in 1057 so utterly destroyed the city that it never regained its former cultural appropriation as the area became a blend of Arab and Berber cultures, and the size of the Jewish community declined significantly. The result of the conquest officially
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people invaded from southern Morocco. The nomadic group sacked the city of Qayrawan, destroying the first wave of Arab influence over the empire of Kairouan. The conquest of the city of Qayrawan caused a mass migration of the Jewish population from the area of Kairouan while creating an Arab
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Frank, Daniel H. (1995). "The Jews of Medieval Islam: Community, Society, and Identity: Proceedings of an International Conference Held by the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London, 1992".
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During the 11th century, the most prominent Jew in Kairouan was Abraham ben Nathan (Abu Ishāq Ibrahim ibn 'Ata), "one of the great Jewish leaders of his day", who in 1015 received the titles
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in 1881, some Jews returned to the city. There were a number of Jewish shopkeepers and two synagogues were opened. When Germany occupied Tunisia during
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conquest dramatically altered the cultural and political landscape of the land. As nomadic people, the Arab Banu Hilal invaded from the east while the
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Goiten, "Medieval Tunisia" p.324 suggests this was Umm al 'aziz (976-996) the sister of sultan Muizz, but Ben-Sasson calls her the mother of Muizz
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The scholars of Kairouan were even consulted by Egyptian communities who were officially under the rashut of Land of Israel; see S. Abramson,
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visited the city and the local community to describe his travels. He enthralled the audience with his fluency in
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made Arabic the official language of North Africa at the time. The community disbanded in 1270 when the
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Stillman, Norman. "The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Sourcebook (Philadelphia, JPS, 1979) p42-46
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Both Abraham ben Nathan and Judah ben Joseph died in the same year, sometime in the 1030s.
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The Jewish Community of Medieval North Africa - Society and Leadership: Qayrawan 800-1057
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dynasty. He wrote works of Neoplatonic philosophy, and corresponded with Rabbi
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sultan of North Africa, and apparently also to the prior sultan,
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Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture
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The first Jews arrived in Kairouan with its founders from the
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dynasty (amīr Ziyādat Allah III) and the first ruler of the
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Throughout this period, Kairouan was known as a center of
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the end of the 10th century. During his tenure, Rabbi
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scholarship, and the Jews were in the city maintained
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Index

Tunisian
Kairouan
Hebrew
Arabic
Qirwān
Talmudic
Halakhic
Cyrenaica
Libya
Aghlabids
Hafsids
synagogue
yeshiva
Babylonian
Pumbedita
Sura
Spain
Eldad ha-Dani
Hebrew
laws
ten lost tribes
Sura Academy
halacha
Meir of Rothenburg
Tosafists
Isaac ben Solomon Israeli
Aghlabid
Fatimid
Saadia Gaon
Babylonia

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