Yehuda Halevi and the female captive in 12th-century Spain
While the majority of the Cairo Geniza relate to Jews residing in Fustat, they are not limited to this locale or its inhabitants.
Sculpture of Yehuda Halevi and (right) a letter from the scholar to Halfon about redeeming a captive Jewish woman.(photo credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION OF THE SYNDICS OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY/FRIEDBERG)ByRENÉE LEVINE MELAMMED