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supported his efforts to amass manuscripts. Most of his books were destroyed in a catastrophic fire in 1569 which devoured almost the whole Jewish quarter; he left Constantinople for
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In his later life Akrish edited a series of books and documents he had collected during his travels. In about 1577 he published a collection of ten documents (afterward called
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Akrish remained at Cairo as private tutor to the Radbaz's children and grandchildren for about ten years (about 1543–1553), until his patron's emigration to the
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He also edited a second collection of documents, largely of a historical character. The first part bore the title
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which he attempted to save from destruction. The course of his tiresome travels at length brought him to
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The Secret Faith of Maestre Honoratus: Profayt Duran and Jewish Identity in Late Medieval Iberia
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in both legs, Akrish travelled extensively throughout his life. His primary interest was in
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whom he hired to copy the Radbaz's manuscripts, amassing a large collection of documents.
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to his young friend En-Shaltiel Bonfas, the satirical reply to it by
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Schechter, S. (October 1912). "An Unknown Khazar Document".
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that he had recovered in his travels; and the letter of
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where he lived in poverty for the rest of his life.
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Sephardi
Jewish
Salonika
exiles from Spain
Naples
lame
manuscripts
Cairo
Egypt
Radbaz
scribes
Land of Israel
Constantinople
Candia
Pope Julius III
Talmud
Esther Handali
Joseph Nasi
Kastoria
Profiat Duran
Astruc Remoch
Solomon Bonfed
Shem-Tov ibn Falaquera
Bostanai
a correspondence
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
Khazars
Elijah of Ferrara
Song of Songs

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