A History of the Jews in Christian Spain Volume II, From the Fourteenth Century to the Expulsion

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This volume recounts the tragic dissolution of the major Spanish Jewish community under the rising pressures of Aragon and Castile’s internal and external politics. It traces the opposition formed by the Church’s expanding power and the growing middle class, explaining the context of the widespread riots of 1391, the dramatic disputation at Tortosa, and the step-by-step establishment of the Inquisition. It culminates in the Inquisition’s triumph via the alleged ritual-murder case of the La Guardia child, and illuminates both everyday Jewish life and its intellectual currents.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages568

Reading Time23 h 51 min

The Second Volume’s Historical Scope

Political and Social Pressures on Spanish Jewry

Riots of 1391 and the Tortosa Disputation

Establishment and Triumph of the Inquisition

The La Guardia Child Ritual-Murder Case

Jewish Internal Life and Rationalism

A bjSTORYOPThe JEUSINChRISTIANSPAINYITZHAK BAER 2 VOLUME $6.00 A HISTORY OF THE JEWSIN CHRISTIAN SPAIN Volume 2 By YITZHAK BAER The second volume of Professor Baer'smonumental work tells the tragic storyof the dissolution of the great SpanishJewish community.The Jews foundthemselves inevitably involved in the in-ternal and external politics of Aragonand Castile.The growing power of theChurch and the rising middle classjoined together in bitter oppositionagainst the Jews.This volume describesthe background of the widespread riotsof 1391;it gives a more complete storythan can be found anywhere else of thedramatic disputation at Tortosa;it de-tails the steps in the establishment ofthe Inquisition and its final triumphthrough the trumped-up ritual-murdercase of the La Guardia child. The considerable amount of materialfound in this volume sheds fresh lightupon the internal life of the Jews,theintellectuals as well as the simple-mindedmanual laborers.Professor Baer raisesthe question of the relationship betweenthe rationalism of the age and the weak-ening of Jewish ties,as well as of the EDOLAREDO14.02AGULLARDECAILEÓNHERRERA◎BRIVIESCAVILLADIEGO·AHGUNFRONESTABUPGLENVALLADOLIDDueroEIEMORASATIARÉVALOVIL◎ TALAVERAOCAŇADE LA REINATOLED0◎LA GUATEMBLEQUE◎GUADALUPE7oCIUDAD REALCHILLÓNOALMADENALMAGROMODOVAR DEL CAMPAM ○ R E NAAA LUSAARUBEDA~PALMAsuadalquivirCORDOVABAENAJAENIONAECIJAoSUNA.心 QLMEDODINA DEL CAMPO SEGOVIA BUITRAGOALBA DE TORMESOH OMADRIDGUAESCALONA ◎ ILLESCASIAMAQUEDA· VELEZ MALAGAMALAGAOGIBRALTAR MURCIAOoORIHUELA CARTAGENA THE JEWSIN UNITED SPAIN (1474)JEWISH COMMUNITIESCONVERSO COMMUNITIES JEWISH &CONVERSO COMMUNITIESBOUNDARYKm. https://archive.org/details/historyofjewsinc0000yitz A HISTORY OF THE JEWS INCHRISTIAN SPAIN II # A HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN CHRISTIAN SPAIN VolumeIIfrom the Fourteenth Century to the Expulsion THE JEWISH PUBLICATION sOCIETY OFAMERICA,PHILADELPHIA 1966-5726 755 B14 √2 Copyright ⑥1961 by THE JEWISH PUBLICATION sOCIETY OF AMERICAAll rights reservedFirst edition Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 61-16852Manufactured in the United States of AmericaDesigner/Elaine Lustig To the memory of my father and teacher, Joseph ben-Samuel Baer (may his memory be for a blessing),and of the Jewish community of Halberstadtwhich wicked hands destroyed along with the other communities of Germany and Poland,their teachers and pious men and women.

FAQs

What central historical process does the volume describe for Spanish Jews?

It describes the tragic dissolution of the great Spanish Jewish community, shaped by the region’s politics and escalating hostility.

Which events are highlighted as key episodes in the narrative?

The book emphasizes the widespread riots of 1391, the disputation at Tortosa, and the culminating Inquisition case involving the La Guardia child.

How does the volume explain the rise of opposition against Jews?

It links opposition to the Church’s growing power and the rising middle class, which together formed a bitter stance against Jewish communities.

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