Exile And Diaspora

Resumen del Libro

A collection of 18 articles, most of them dealing with the Jews of medieval Spain and Portugal, an area of Jewish history in which Prof. Beinart is a world-renowned expert. Eight of the articles are in English, seven in Spanish, and three in French. Among the articles are: Hope against Hope — Jewish and Christian Messianic Expectations in the Late Middle Ages (David B Ruderman), Daniel Rodriga and the First Decade of the Jewish Merchants of Venice (Benjamin Ravid), Mr Pepys Contacts with the Spanish and Portugese Jews of London (Richard D Barnett).