Benjamin of Tudela documented

Jewish people have a historic connection to Sri Lanka. Records date back to the 9th century with merchants from Persia and Yemen. In the 12th century, David Maimonides established a spice route to Ceylon. Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela documented 3,000 Jews living in Sri Lanka. Jews fleeing persecution in the Middle Ages found refuge here, settling in Colombo, Galle, and Trincomalee. Galle may even be the biblical city of Tarshish, supplying King Solomon. Sri Lankan writer Cecil V. Wikramanayake recalled in his essay “Jews of Old Ceylon,” “I remember, as a child, seeing many Jews in this country, always dressed in the customary white robe, head covered and kept in place with a phylactery tied around the head.” รูเล็ต