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> We discussed David Reuveni and his bio, where he was from, languages he spoke, his travels in the Middle East disguised as a Muslim, his travels in Italy, meeting with Pope Clement VII, King João III of Portugal, relationship with Shlomo Molcho and Molcho's conversion to Judaism, fauled meeting with the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Reuveni's retinue, bad acts of his servants, the story of the diary and the manuscript, and much more.
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