by hadassah | Sep 22, 2016 | Expulsion
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.
by hadassah | Sep 22, 2015 | The State and the Jews
King James I of Aragon James I, byname James The Conqueror, Spanish Jaime El Conquistador (born Feb. 2, 1208, Montpellier, County of Toulouse—died July 27, 1276, Valencia, Valencia), the most renowned of the medieval kings of Aragon (1213–76), who added the...
by hadassah | Sep 25, 2008 | Early Arab Period, The State and the Jews
Edict of the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain, 1492 The Alhambra decree, an edict of expulsion was issued against the Jews of Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella. It ordered all Jews of whatever age to leave the kingdom by the last day of July, 1942. 1) King...
by hadassah | Sep 24, 2008 | Bible and Beyond, The State and the Jews
Richard the Lionhearted, 1157–1199 Richard I the Lionhearted, King of England Tombs of the Plantagenet Kings Coloured stone Richard I, the Lionhearted (1157–1199), King of England, led the Third Crusade and became one of the most widely romanticized figures of...
by hadassah | Apr 15, 2008 | Expulsion
The State and the Jews—Expulsion The Roman Catholic Church took the position that Jewish presence was legitimate in Christian society. When individual Jews broke the laws—religious or secular—that constrained them, they were of course subject to the courts and...
by hadassah | Apr 15, 2008 | The State and the Jews
The State and the Jews—Persecution While the lay authorities of medieval western Christendom sought to protect the Jews living under their jurisdictions, in some instances these protectors turned into persecutors. The groundings for such governmental...
