by hadassah | Sep 9, 2008 | The Land of Israel in Ancient Medieval and Early Modern Times
The Land of Israel in Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Times, 1800 BCE-1798 Overview The Story- 539 BCE-632 CE, MyJewishLearning.com. The Story, 622-1666, MyJewishLearning.com. Early Modern Jewish History, MyJewishLearning.com. Overview- Ottoman Empire...
by hadassah | Sep 9, 2008 | The Land of Israel in Ancient Medieval and Early Modern Times
Overview: Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was approaching its apogee at the time of the Expulsion. By the 1560s its territories included most of North Africa and the Middle East, as well as the Balkans and Asia Minor. In the commercial centers of this empire...
by hadassah | Jul 21, 2008 | The Land of Israel in Ancient Medieval and Early Modern Times
The Story: 539 BCE-632 CE, MyJewishLearning.com. Jerusalem under Persian, Greek, Roman, and Muslim Rule 539 BCE witnessed the arrival of Cyrus, the Persian emperor, in Babylon (southern Iraq), effectively inheriting the vast Babylonian empire including...
by hadassah | Jul 21, 2008 | The Land of Israel in Ancient Medieval and Early Modern Times
The Story, 622-1666, MyJewishLearning.com From the Golden Age in Spain through the Crusades and Expulsions Medieval Jews lived from Spain to the Sahara, from Baghdad to Britain, generally under the rule of either Muslims or Christians. (From the destruction of the...
by hadassah | Jul 21, 2008 | The Land of Israel in Ancient Medieval and Early Modern Times
Early Modern Jewish History, MyJewishLearning.com Arrival of the phenomenon of Court Jews, Hasidism, and the Jewish enlightenment signal the arrival of modernity There is no agreed upon date or place for the beginning of modern Jewish history. Modernity came to...
by hadassah | Jul 21, 2008 | The Land of Israel in Ancient Medieval and Early Modern Times
The Story, 622-1666, MyJewishLearning.com Arrival of Massive Movements including Jewish Socialism, Zionism, and Emigration Emancipation and enlightenment changed Jewish life between 1700 and 1914. The philosophies of the European Enlightenment, including...
