1167 CE
Benjamin of Tudela, Spain, Visits Jerusalem
The well-known Jewish traveller Benjamin of Tudela visited Israel between 1167 and 1169 CE. He mentions Jews living near the Tower of David in Jerusalem despite the Crusader ban.
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The famous Jewish mediaeval traveler, Benjamin of Tudela, who visited Jerusalem in the year 1167 CE, found there a community of not more than
- Source: Political Report of the Executive of the Jewish Agency. Submitted to the Twenty-First Zionist Congress and the Sixth Session of the Council of the Jewish Agency at Geneva. (p. 38)
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