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The Jews lived in many Sicilian cities such as Palermo, Messina and Catania. From the late 7th century, Sicily joined with Calabria to form the Byzantine Theme of Sicily . [5] In the 6th century, communications were sent to Pope Gregory I about the plight of the Jews in the Kingdom of Sicily .
History of Sicilian Jews. At the time of its expulsion from Sicily, the Jewish community in Sicily dated back to early Roman times. They were relatively untroubled on the island until the acceptance of the Crown of Aragon in Sicily in 1412. A great number of Jews had reached Sicily after Pompey 's 63 BC sacking of Jerusalem .
Feb 2, 2017 · The first traces of Jewish presence in Sicily date back to the first century CE, and in the 15th century there were already between 25,000 and 40,000 Jews living on the island, spread out over...
Aug 1, 2016 · It’s not exactly known when the first Jews arrived in Sicily—some accounts say 1400 years ago, some say 2000; some say as captive slaves after the 1 st -century fall of Jerusalem, some say they...
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The Jewish community in Sicily is led in part by Rabbi Stefano Di Mauro, a Sicilian American descendant of Sicilian neofiti. He opened a small synagogue in 2008, but he has not yet set up a full-time Jewish congregation in Sicily.
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Apr 24, 2017 · April 24, 2017. PALERMO, Sicily — Sicily’s Jews were banished from this island in 1492, the victims of a Spanish edict that forced thousands to leave and others to convert to Roman Catholicism.
Jan 12, 2014 · 1493: Jews of Sicily Expelled by Spanish Rulers. At its height in 1492, the Sicilian Jewish community numbered over 30,000 people living in over 50 locations on the island. Historical map of Sicily.