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Can you tell us about some of the non-Genizah sources that supplement our understanding of economic relationships like this? ... But I need to look more closely at neighbouring regions to test this hypothesis.

David Badussi, who used to teach children in Jerusalem. R. David details his economic plight and asks for help (T-S 13J9.16a). ... the kind of economic difficulties that necessitated appeals to the Diaspora for financial assistance (T-S AS 218.153).

It sounds like the Karaites are in quite a different economic position compared to their situation in the Middle Ages. ... How did the Karaite leadership respond to the economic troubles of their community?

My present project deals with the history of Babylonian Jewry in the early Middle Ages - the first centuries of Muslim rule - and with the position of Jews in the economic life

or medieval economic and social history.

He showed their hidden value not only for those studying Jewish medieval history, but to those studying social, economic and religious history.

In fact, many of the merchants who left their books and papers in the Genizah themselves were originally from North Africa, and migrated to Egypt both for economic reasons and due

It has been possible to identify developments and transformations in production techniques and book design across various regions, which warrant further examination in the attempt to uncover their ergonometric, economic, and

Al-Andalus’ cultural splendor and economic prosperity derived from its key role in Mediterranean commercial networks, and many fragments of Andalusi origin are found among the Cairo Genizah manuscripts.