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Imprisonment of Rabbis
- When
- 1625
- Where
- Jerusalem
Isaiah Horowitz and 15 other rabbis were kidnapped and held for ransom by the Pasha of Jerusalem in 1625.
In 1625, the Pasha of Jerusalem, Ibn Faruh, kidnapped Isaiah Horowitz and fifteen other Jewish rabbis and scholars. They were imprisoned and held for ransom. The sources confirm the year 1625 but do not specify the exact month or day of the incident.
Sources
- Isaiah Horowitz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
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