In 1159 , when Benjamin of Tudela visited the city , he noted that 500 Jewish families lived in the city .
By 536 , the Jewish community of Naples was sufficiently sizeable and economically established to fight with the then - resident Goths against the Byzantines .
In 1159 , when Benjamin of Tudela visited the city , community noted that 500 Jewish families lived in the city .
By 536 , the Jewish community of Naples was sufficiently sizeable and economically established to fight with the then - resident Goths against the Byzantines .