Original Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal, in reference to “Palestine 1936 Review: The Storm Before the Storm,” February 15, 2023. In Dominic Green’s review of Oren Kessler’s book Palestine 1936 (Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2023), he presents three fundamental concepts of the book that are inherently flawed. The first being […]
The wedding portrait of Ferdinand and Isabella, c. 1469.
The expulsions aren’t lawless acts. They are always justified. There is always a document which explains the reason behind the expulsion. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
Ecclesia et Synagoga, the name given to the symbolic representations in Christian art of the Middle Ages of the victorious Church and defeated Synagogue, symbolizing the triumph of Christianity. Excerpted from Encyclopedia Judaica.
There is a group of Crusaders for whom the unstable situation leads to occasional anti-Jewish violence. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
Peter the Hermit started his Crusade (with 40,000 men and women) in Cologne in April, 1096, and arrived (with 30,000 men and women) at Constantinople at the end of July.
The combination of “Jews have a right to live but they really are a terrible group of people” results in a lot of popular violence. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
Expulsions of Jews in Europe from 1100 to 1600
When we talk of Medieval Western Christendom, we are talking about the areas of Europe which were under control of the Roman Catholic Church. These areas were distinctively backward as compared to the Islamic world. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS
Being a Diaspora people, Jews create art using the same material culture of their surroundings. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS