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  1. With the Romans at bay and
  2. following a policy of non-
  3. intervention, Jewish life
  4. thrived. Jerusalem became a
  5. center of learning, not only for
  6. local Hebrew and Aramaic-
  7. speaking Jews, but also for
  8. Hellenized Jews from abroad.
  9. Many of the great rabbis of the
  10. Talmud resided in the city.
  11. Jewish political and religious
  12. matters were determined by a
  13. Jerusalem-based body called
  14. the Sanhedrin.
  15.