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Jewish Leaders of France
10th Century
The Jewish leaders of France likely included representatives from three major French cities, each corresponding to a different region: Narbonne, Rouen, and Mainz (in the tenth century, Mainz was part of East Francia).
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Letter to Ḥasday Ibn Shaprūṭ
Jewish Leaders of France
[You are] a disk [sahar] that the Rock polished for us, standing at the breach to strengthen, to repair, and to fence up our rifts, opening a hand to every side to tear the yoke from our neck…