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. | + | 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. |
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+ | The population of [[Safed|Tzfat]] had already been severely reduced in the early 19th century by a plague in 1812 and the month-long [[1834 Safed Arab Pogrom|Arab attack of 1834]]. Following the [[Safed-1837-Earthquake|1837 earthquake]], few Jews returned to the city, but those who did found themselves under attack again in 1838. | ||
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