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In 1964, a royal decree established the Museo Sefardi, located in the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi. [5] Four years later, in 1968, it was renamed the National Museum for Hispanic-Hebraic Art. [5] The building, which is in a good state of conservation, remains a museum.
Judah ben Shmuel Halevi was born either in Toledo or Tudela, Spain in 1075. The confusion surrounding his place of birth arises from unclear text in a manuscript. [2] Both cities were under Muslim control when he grew up but were conquered by Christian rulers during his lifetime; Toledo by Alfonso VI in 1086, and Tudela by Alfonso the Battler ...
May 21, 2008 · Judah ben Samuel Halevi (c. 1075–1141) was the premier Hebrew poet of his generation in medieval Spain. Over the course of some fifty years, from the end of the 11 th century to the middle of the 12 th , he wrote nearly 800 poems, both secular and religious.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven," September 26, 2016–January 8, 2017. New York. The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith," August 30, 2021–January 30, 2022.
Biography. The great Jewish poet, philosopher, and theologian, Judah ben Samuel Halevi (c. 1075-–1141) was the only son of a wealthy Spanish Jewish family, most likely born in Toledo. Toledo was under Muslim rule until its conquest by the Christian king, Alfonso VI, in 1085, and produced a large number of prominent Jewish scholars, poets ...
(c. 1075–1141) Yehuda Halevi, or Judah ha-Levi, the philosopher of Judaism, was born in Toledo, Spain. In his youth he received an excellent grounding in biblical and rabbinic literature, as well as in the secular, particularly philosophic, disciplines.
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Exhibition History. Title: Letter from Judah ha-Levi. Date: 12th century. Medium: Ink on paper. Dimensions: 13 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (33.2 × 20.4 cm) Inner size: 11 3/4 × 6 11/16 in. (29.8 × 17 cm) Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations. Credit Line: Courtesy of The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary. Accession Number: SL.18.2021 ...
