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Anti-Jewish Riots in the Crown of Aragon and the Royal Response, 1391–1392
Mar 13, 2017 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Public Event audio
In his new book, the winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Scholarship, JTS’s Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Jewish History Dr. Benjamin R. Gampel uses rich new archival data to illuminate one of the major disasters that struck medieval Jewry: the anti-Jewish riots of 1391-92 in the lands of Castile and Aragon.
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The State of Israel: Messianism Without a Messiah?
Nov 23, 2015 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Public Event video
This presentation explores what the messianic idea has meant for Jews through the ages and in contemporary Israeli politics—and the dramatic implications of messianic thinking in shaping the future and fate of the Jewish state.
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When the Jews Arrived in the Iberian Peninsula (Part 1a)
Oct 12, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry
The Rule of the Visigoths (Part 1b)
Oct 11, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry
The Muslims Triumph; Andalusian Jewish Community Grows and Sephardic Jewry Emerges (Part 2)
Oct 10, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry
The Rise of the Christians: Whither Sephardic Jewry (Part 3)
Oct 9, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry
The Reconquista: Sephardic Jewish Culture and Society are Transformed? (Part 4)
Oct 8, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry
The Riots and Conversions of 1391-1392 and their Immediate Aftermath (Part 5)
Oct 7, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry
The Iberian Expulsions and their Repercussions (Part 6a)
Oct 6, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry
The Emergence of the Sephardi Diaspora (Part 6b)
Oct 5, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture
Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry.
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