Chaim Abraham Gagin
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Chaim Abraham Gagin was Chief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine from 1842 to 1848. He was a foremost posek, mekubal, author, and the head of the Tiferet Yerushalaim Yeshiva. One of his notable actions was sa
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The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives is the oldest and most important Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives had been a traditional Hebrew/Jewish burial location in antiquity. The pre
Chaim Abraham Gagin
…proclamation led Muslim authorities to recognize the Samaritans as a Jewish sect, saving them from persecution and extermination. Gagin was interred on the Mount of Olives…
David Roberts (1796-1864) - Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives with the Tomb of Absalom and Al-Aqsa in the distance
Jewish tombs in the Mount of Olives
Panorama of the Temple Mount, seen from the Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives 1858