1838 Safed Plunder
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− | The '''1838 Safed Plunder''' was led by local Druze tribes as part of their revult against Egyptian governor Ibrahim Pasha who had taken over the [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1760 to 1918|Ottoman rulership of the area]]. Druze rebels, joined by local Arabs attacked the [[Old-City-Safed|Jewish Quarter]] looting the homes and [[Tzfat-Synagogues|synagogues]] over a three-day period. Although there were no fatalities, this was a finalizing event in a series of | + | The '''1838 Safed Plunder''' was led by local Druze tribes as part of their revult against Egyptian governor Ibrahim Pasha who had taken over the [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1760 to 1918|Ottoman rulership of the area]]. Druze rebels, joined by local Arabs attacked the [[Old-City-Safed|Jewish Quarter]] looting the homes and [[Tzfat-Synagogues|synagogues]] over a three-day period. Although there were no fatalities, this was a finalizing event in a series of disaster that befell [[Safed]], including a plague in 1812, the month-long [[1834 Safed Arab Pogrom|Arab attack of 1834]] and the [[Safed-1837-Earthquake|1837 earthquake]]. Most remaining residents left the city after the plunder leaving a only population of 1,350 who decided to stay. |
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