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This is great!! An Ottoman letter from 1584 whining about the number of Synagogues in Safad that “violates” the Dhimi laws: “Order to the Beylerbey of Damascus (Şam) and the Kadi of Safed: The governor of the Sanjak of Safed has sent a letter reporting that in the town of Safed itself, [near/in the area of] the noble mosque, the Jews and the “Rum” (probably Romaniote/Greek-speaking Jews) have had a certain number of synagogues since olden times. Recently, however, they have built new synagogues, contrary to the Sharia, which does not permit protected non-Muslims (dhimmis) to establish new houses of worship, only to maintain those existing from ancient times. I have therefore commanded: when this order reaches you, investigate the matter according to the Sharia. Determine which synagogues are old and which were built recently, and how many there are. Write down the true state of affairs and report it to the Porte.״
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