Cities of Splendour in the Shaping of Sephardi History

Download or read book Cities of Splendour in the Shaping of Sephardi History written by Jane S. Gerber and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sephardi identity has meant different things at different times, but has always entailed a connection with Spain, from which the Jews were expelled in 1492. While Sephardi Jews have lived in numerous cities and towns throughout history, certain cities had a greater impact in the shaping of their culture. This book focuses on those that may be considered most important, from Cordoba in the tenth century to Toledo, Venice, Safed, Istanbul, Salonica, and Amsterdam at the dawn of the seventeenth century. Each served as a venue in which a particular dimension of Sephardi Jewry either took shape or was expressed in especially intense form.