, ▁for ▁fear ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁renew ed ▁out break ▁of ▁mess ian ism ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁century ▁since ▁the ▁crisis ▁wr ought ▁by ▁the ▁her et ical ▁claims ▁of ▁Sh abb ata i ▁Z vi . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 3 0 s ▁saw ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁Jewish ▁community ▁aff lic ted ▁by ▁a ▁prof ound ▁financial ▁crisis ▁and ▁records ▁show ▁Rab bi ▁Jacob ▁Bel il ios ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 7 – 1 7 3 8 ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁with ▁a ▁fellow ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁to ▁seek ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁fl our ishing ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁Jews ▁con greg ations ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Amsterdam . ▁ ▁This ▁dow nt urn ▁in ▁Ven et ian ▁affairs ▁may ▁have ▁encourag ed ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁sett le ▁perman ently ▁on ▁Ale ppo . ▁The ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁which ▁established ▁itself ▁and ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁firm ▁in ▁Ale ppo ▁was ▁one ▁a ▁cl utch ▁of ▁Se ph ard ic ▁families ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Liv orn ese ▁Jews ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁crown . ▁Thus , ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁when ▁Isaac ▁Bel il ios ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁having ▁killed ▁a ▁Muslim ▁car avan ▁conduct or ▁he ▁was ▁tried ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁cons ul . ▁ ▁These ▁privileges ▁caused ▁fr iction ▁within ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁of ▁long ▁established ▁and ▁Lad ino ▁speaking ▁Sep ah rd ic ▁Jewish ▁families ▁and ▁Arab ic ▁speaking ▁Sy rian ▁Jews . ▁The