jul 18, 1099 - Massacre of Jersulem

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Jews fight side by side with Muslim soldiers to defend Jerusalem against the Crusaders and face massacres when it falls.[48] According to the Muslim chronicle of Ibn al-Qalanisi, "The Jews assembled in their synagogue, and the Franks burned it over their heads."[49] However, a contemporary Jewish communication does not corroborate the report that Jews were actually inside of the Synagogue when it was set on fire.[50] This letter was discovered among the Cairo Geniza collection in 1975 by historian Shelomo Dov Goitein.[51] Historians believe that it was written just two weeks after the siege, making it "the earliest account on the conquest in any language."[51] However, all sources agree that a synagogue was indeed burned during the siege.

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