Jewish History

New, more fanatical Muslim rulers caused the quality of Jewish life in North Africa and Egypt to deteriorate during the 12th and 13th centuries.

Arabic was the spoken and written tongue of the Jews in the medieval Muslim empire, a fact that encouraged cultural exchange and the development of new forms for Hebrew poetry.

Medieval Jews found religious tolerance and economic opportunity in Poland

The accumulation of disasters in the Middle Ages--expulsions, crusades, and the Black Death, to name a few--inspired a steady stream of Jewish immigration to the Holy Land.

The Israeli presidency is largely a ceremonial role.

It's vibrant. It's aggressive. It's in the Middle East.

Scholar Norman Roth questions whether the idea of the medieval Church makes sense as a category of analysis for Jewish history.

In Muslim and Christian lands.

Persian Jewry can serve as a role model for Jews who live outside of the Land of Israel.

Jews in the Medieval Islamic Empire

An examination of contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Jewish communities.

The emergence of Jewish history--part one.