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<font size=3>At 12:26 AM 12/13/2010, Moshe Y. Gluck wrote:<br>
>R' YL:<br>
>There was a large Jewish population living in Babylonia during the
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>time that the events of Chanukah played out. Yet, I have never seen
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>any mention of the Jews living in Bavel coming to the assistance of
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>the Jews in EY during their struggle with the Syrian-Greeks. Why is
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>this? Surely at least some of the news of what was transpiring in EY
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>must have reached the Jews in Bavel. Why didn't they either
come to <br>
>help or at least send assistance?<br>
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Who says they didn't?<br><br>
KT,<br>
MYG<br><br>
I am looking for evidence to show that Babylonian Jewry did indeed assist
the Jews in EY during their struggle with the Syrian/Greeks. WADR, I fail
to see how your response sheds any light on the answer to my
question.<br><br>
YL</font></body>
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