by hadassah | Jul 21, 2008 | Austria and Bohemian Lands, Roman Period II
Even before the destruction of the First Temple in 587 B.C.E., Jewish communities had been established outside Israel. The Second Temple’s destruction in 70 C.E., however, carried the Jews to the far corners of the settled world and established the “Diaspora” (Greek...
by hadassah | Apr 7, 2008 | Austria and Bohemian Lands, Early Modern Period
Austria and Bohemian Lands For the most part, conditions in Austria and the Bohemian lands resembled those in the German states. From the fourteenth century, the hostility of the burghers and anti-Jewish preaching by the clergy created a harsh atmosphere, and...
by hadassah | Mar 5, 2008 | Austria and Bohemian Lands, Early Modern Period
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