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"item_title" : "After Expulsion",
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"item_description" : "Honorable Mention for the 2014 Jordan Schnitzer book award in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History presented by the Association for Jewish StudiesOn August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sailfrom Spain, the long and glorious history of that nation'sJewish community officially came to a close. The expulsionof Europe's last major Jewish community ended more thana thousand years of unparalleled prosperity, cultural vitalityand intellectual productivity. Yet, the crisis of 1492 also gaverise to a dynamic and resilient diaspora society spanningEast and West.After Expulsion traces the various paths of migration and resettlementof Sephardic Jews and Conversos over the courseof the tumultuous sixteenth century. Pivotally, the volumeargues that the exiles did not become Sephardic Jewsovernight. Only in the second and third generation did thesedisparate groups coalesce and adopt a Sephardic Jewishidentity.After Expulsion presents a new and fascinating portrait ofJewish society in transition from the medieval to the earlymodern period, a portrait that challenges many longstandingassumptions about the differences between Europe and theMiddle East.",
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After Expulsion : 1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry
Overview
Honorable Mention for the 2014 Jordan Schnitzer book award in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History presented by the Association for Jewish Studies
On August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sailfrom Spain, the long and glorious history of that nation's
Jewish community officially came to a close. The expulsion
of Europe's last major Jewish community ended more than
a thousand years of unparalleled prosperity, cultural vitality
and intellectual productivity. Yet, the crisis of 1492 also gave
rise to a dynamic and resilient diaspora society spanning
East and West.
After Expulsion traces the various paths of migration and resettlement
of Sephardic Jews and Conversos over the course
of the tumultuous sixteenth century. Pivotally, the volume
argues that the exiles did not become "Sephardic Jews"
overnight. Only in the second and third generation did these
disparate groups coalesce and adopt a "Sephardic Jewish"
identity.
After Expulsion presents a new and fascinating portrait of
Jewish society in transition from the medieval to the early
modern period, a portrait that challenges many longstanding
assumptions about the differences between Europe and the
Middle East.
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- ISBN-13: 9780814729113
- ISBN-10: 0814729118
- Publisher: New York University Press
- Publish Date: January 2013
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 224
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