The rule of the Ottomans in the holy land, which began in the early 16th century, following their defeat of the Mamluks, lasted until 1918, after which Great Britain took control of Palestine.
The Ottoman Turks were originally centered in modern-day Turkey, but soon began to spread out into Europe and the Middle East, conquering lands.
During Ottoman rule, the religious minorities in Israel-Jews and Christians- lived through both periods of prosperity, and of persecution.
The Jewish population thrived during the first part of Ottoman rule. Jews were allowed to practice their religion, and the city of Tsfat, in the Galilee, saw a rebirth of Jewish life. The Holly land became a refuge for Jews fleeing persecution in Crusader Europe.
During the 16th century, the live of the Jews declined. Much of the land was in the hand of absentee landlords and fell into disrepair. Taxes were high.
Only in the 19th century the Jewish life began to flourish again.
The last two decades of Ottoman rule witnessed the first waves of Jewish immigratnt to Israel, mainly from Russia, they came to build a better life for themselves and to live the dream of the Holy Land.
One particular group of christians, the Armenians, grew in numbers and gained control over their own quarter in Jerusalem, but just after world war 1, one to one and a half million Armenians were murdered by the Ottomans.
Subjects under the Ottoman Empire in Israel enjoyed years of freedom and prosperity included splendid architecture, math, astronomy. Kabbalah was studied intently but, unfortunately there were subjects that suffered greatly.
The end of the Ottoman Empire saw the true beginning of "Aliya"- Jews returning home to settle in their land, The land of Israel.
I think this is a great blog post. It talks about Britain,Russia, as well of how Great Britain took over Palestine. This blog talks about the Ottoman Empire very briefly but also gives almost all the information
ReplyDeleteThis post talks about Who controlled israel fro past years. One was Great Britan. And it is also true that people still do aliyah. i loved this post.
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ReplyDeleteI really liked your post. Before I read this, I never even heard of the Ottoman Empire. I found it interesting that in the beginning, it was such a good place for the Jews to live. They could practice their religion, they were free from persecution, and they could see the rebirth of Jewish life.
ReplyDeleteI think it was nice to let anyone study what ever religon they would like especially the Jews compared to how they were treated before and they wouldn't be judged on their religon and they could be free to be a Jew again.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a good post because it taught me that the Jews were once safe with The Ottoman Empire. They gave the Jews freedom and let them practice their religion. It also taught me that in some times the Jews had tough times in life and it wasn't easy for them, but they always got back up.
ReplyDeleteI like this blog a lot. I like how you listed the facts in order and gave a lot of facts and details.I learned a ton about the Ottoman Empire and about who ruled over Israel in the past.
ReplyDeleteI like this blog a lot. I like how you listed the facts in order and gave a lot of facts and details.I learned a ton about the Ottoman Empire and about who ruled over Israel in the past.
ReplyDeleteI liked your post because I learned a lot about thhe Ottoman Empire. For instance, I learned that there actually was a time where the were allowed to practice their religion. For once, The Jews were safe. That one time we were safe was in the Ottoman Empire.
ReplyDeletenice post.I liked how you explained how the ottoman empire conquered a lot of lands and what it did to the to the Jews.it makes me think that this is another example why jews need a state:to protect themselves
ReplyDeletethis post was great because he mentioned that the ottoman empire gave the jews freedom
ReplyDeleteI thought your blog about the Ottoman Empire was very interesting and factual. You wrote about who controlled Israel and you talked a lot about the Ottoman Empires rule. I like this post
ReplyDeleteI liked your post , and learned a lot from it about the rights of Jews at that time (at the Ottoman period).I also learned from your post that at the end of this period started the Aliyot to Israel, and they exist till today.
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