Jews in Medieval Spain – Overview
The community in medieval Spain was incredibly diverse and rich, including internal tensions inside the community. Abby Kornfeld, CUNY, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS
Creating a Physical Setting
Medieval Spanish Haggadah
The haggadah only became a distinct manuscript in the 13th century, both in Spain and in Germany and France. Abby Kornfeld, CUNY, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS
Images in the Medieval Haggadah
There was a wide range of images in medieval haggadot, from biblical scenes to depictions of seders to fanciful creatures. Abby Kornfeld, CUNY, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS
Creating a Physical Setting
Introduction Introduction- Creating a Physical Setting Images Speyer medieval synagogue- view from the northwest, view from the northeast, sandstone tile floor Synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca, Toledo, 13 th century Córdoba Synagogue, south and north walls, 1314-15 Detail of the Dedicatory Inscription of the Synagogue of El Tránsito, Toledo, 1357 Illuminating the Synagogue, Sister […]