Crete (Candia)קריטי

Aegean island — Venetian then Ottoman

Crete (then called Candia under Venetian rule, 1204-1669) was home to a sophisticated Sephardic-Romaniote-Italian community; produced Eliyahu Capsali (1483-1555) and R. Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (Yashar of Candia, 1591-1655).

2 teachers

Teachers who lived here

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Eliyahu Capsali
R. Eliyahu Capsali (1483–1555)
born, Chief Rabbi, historian 1483–1555
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Yashar of Candia
R. Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591–1655)
born, early studies 1591–1606

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