History of Jewish Gaza

The famous commentator on the Mishnah, Ovadia of Bartenura sipped wine with the Jews of Gaza in the 1480s. The founder of Wissotzky Tea spearheaded the revival of a thriving Jewish Gazan community in the 1880s. Today, there is still a section of Gaza City known as the Jewish Quarter. Find out about the history of the Jews of Gaza who lived, worked and prayed along Israel’s southern Mediterranean coastline.NOTES:Jewish communities in Gaza throughout the yearsThe lost history of Gaza's Jewish quarterGaza, like you never knew itA Brief Historical Review of the Gaza Jewish communityGaza Strip: History of Jewish SettlementRabbi Israel NajaraThe ancient synagogue in GazaBritish military cemetery in Gaza (contains Jewish graves)Maiuma ancient port of GazaHistory Of Yoffe/Yaffe Family of GazaGreat Mosque in Gaza (contains Hebrew inscription)Jewish Travellers by Elkan N. Alder (contains letters from Ovadia of Bartenura and Meshullam of Volterra) Get full access to Jewish History Moment podcast with Ben Bresky at benbresky.substack.com/subscribe