Yechiel of Paris - Arrival in Acre

Arrival in Acre

In 1260, Yechiel arrived and settled in Acre, Outremer, then ruled by the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, along with his son and a large group of followers. There he established the Talmudic academy Midrash haGadol d'Paris. He is believed to have died there between 1265 and 1268, and is buried near Haifa, at Mount Carmel.

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