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The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela, (English) 1978

Animated film depicting the voyage made by Benjamin Ben Yona, the famous Jewish traveller from Tudela, Spain, in the 12th century. Among the countries he visited are France, Syria, Persia, the Arab peninsula, the land of Israel, Egypt, and North Africa. In the book he wrote after returning home, he describes the life of the Jewish communities in each place he visited.
The route: Tudela, Spain - Marseilles, France - Krusa, Greece - Thebes, Greece - Constantinopol - Cyprus - Tyre - Sidon - Jerusalem - Baghdad - Treima - Aden -Fostat - Alexandria - Tudela
The Oster Visual Documentation Center, Beit Hatfutsot

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The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela, (English) 1978

Animated film depicting the voyage made by Benjamin Ben Yona, the famous Jewish traveller from Tudela, Spain, in the 12th century. Among the countries he visited are France, Syria, Persia, the Arab peninsula, the land of Israel, Egypt, and North Africa. In the book he wrote after returning home, he describes the life of the Jewish communities in each place he visited.
The route: Tudela, Spain - Marseilles, France - Krusa, Greece - Thebes, Greece - Constantinopol - Cyprus - Tyre - Sidon - Jerusalem - Baghdad - Treima - Aden -Fostat - Alexandria - Tudela
The Oster Visual Documentation Center, Beit Hatfutsot