The Aleppo Codex: A True Story Of Obsession, Fa... May 2026

: It sheds light on the often-overlooked history of Jewish communities in [Islamic lands](1.2.10, 1.3.11). Where to Find It

Written around 930 C.E. in Tiberias, the Aleppo Codex was considered the most accurate and sacred text of the Hebrew Bible, famously consulted by the philosopher [Maimonides](1.3.5, 1.3.7). For 600 years, it was guarded in a crypt beneath the Central Synagogue of [Aleppo, Syria](1.3.5, 1.4.6). However, following the 1947 United Nations vote to partition Palestine, anti-Jewish riots broke out, and the synagogue was set on fire. While the manuscript was initially thought to have been destroyed, it was actually smuggled into the newly founded state of [Israel](1.2.11, 1.3.3) in 1957 by an Aleppo cheese merchant named Murad Faham. The Core Mystery: The Missing Pages The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Fa...

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