Jews in Muslim Lands-Ottoman Empire

Early Modern Period

1. Overview
   1. Overview- Jews in Muslim Lands/Ottoman Empire
2. Primary sources and presentations
   1. Obdiah Bentinoro, Letter from Jerusalem, Elliott Horowitz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
   2. Sefer `Ets Hayyim (text), Yosef Hacker, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. (The presentation gives a good overview of Jews in the Ottoman Empire.)
3. Secondary sources
   1. Arbel, Benjamin. “Venice and the Jewish Merchants of Istanbul in the Sixteenth Century.” In The Mediterranean and the Jews- Banking, Finance, and International Trade, edited by Simon Schwarzfuchs and Ariel Toaff. Ramat-Gan- Bar-Ilan University Press, 1989.
   2. Carpi, Daniel. “The Activity of The “Italian Congregation” Of Venice on Behalf of the Jewish Communities of Eretz Israel During the Years 1576-1733.” Henoch 21, no. 3 (1999)- 331-360.
   3. Shapiro, Marc. “The Herem on Spain. History and Halaka.” Sefarad 49, no. 2 (1989)- 381-394. Abstract- Discussion and translation of eight decisions of the Moslem religious court of Jerusalem from 1699 till 1878 regarding land set aside for charitable purposes, including Jewish settlements in the area and Jewish rights to certain lands, particularly in the area of the Mount of Olives
4. Images
   1. Bible. Hamesh Megilot, Constantinople- Yonah Ashkenazi, 1744, BS1309.A2 1744, Title page.
   2. Abudarham, Fez, 1516, SHF 1729-3, Fol. 137v.
   3. ‘Ein Yaakov, Salonika, 1516, SHF 1726-7, Fol. 66v.
   4. Kehillat Yaakov, Moshe Galante, Safed, 1557, RB 8660, Title page.
   5. Ketubbah, Corfu, Greece, 1725, KET 41.
   6. Ketubbah, San’a, Yemen, 1747, KET 412.
   7. Letter from rabbis of Jerusalem to Fez community, Jerusalem, ca. 1629, MS 3161.
   8. Paraphrase and Commentary of Torah, scribe- Japheth ben Eli (Egypt, 17th cent.?), Judeo-Arabic (Karaitic?), MS 3420, Fols. 86v-87r.