ic ▁flo ors . ▁( For ▁evidence ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁see ▁D ura ▁Euro pos ▁in ▁Sy ria .) ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁S ard is ▁syn agog ue ▁has ▁revers ed ▁previous ▁assumptions ▁about ▁J uda ism ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁Roman ▁emp ire . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁god f ear ers / the ose be is ▁ins cription ▁from ▁A ph ro dis ias , ▁it ▁provides ▁ind is put able ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁continued ▁vital ity ▁of ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁in ▁Asia ▁Minor , ▁their ▁integration ▁into ▁general ▁Roman ▁imperial ▁civ ic ▁life , ▁and ▁their ▁size ▁and ▁importance ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁many ▁sch ol ars ▁previously ▁assumed ▁that ▁Christian ity ▁had ▁e cli ps ed ▁J uda ism . ▁ ▁Man isa ▁( M agn asia ), ▁Jewish ▁community ▁ ▁A ▁Jewish ▁' rom ani ote ' ▁community ▁existed ▁there ▁from ▁the ▁By z antine ▁period , ▁pray ing ▁in ▁the ▁Et z ▁Ha - H ay im ▁Syn agog ue . ▁After ▁ 1 4 9 2 , ▁Jews ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Spain ▁settled ▁there , ▁joining ▁approximately ▁one ▁hundred ▁roman i ote ▁families . ▁These ▁new com ers ▁founded ▁two ▁syn agog ues : ▁Lor ca ▁and ▁To led o . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Alliance ▁Israel ite ▁Univers elle ▁inaugur ated ▁two ▁schools , ▁one ▁for ▁boys ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁girls ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁At