Sign In / Become a Member   Events     New Books     Kuntresim     Dinur Publications     eJewish.info     Contact us     About us!     עברית     Add Resource   Hispania Judaica Series   Search: HISPANIA JUDAICA SERIES   Editrial Board: Haim Beinart, Yom Tov Assis, Raquel Ibáñez-Sperber    Hispania Judaica Series  published by The Magnes Press is a research project at the Dinur Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Its aim is the publication of monographs and documentary collections on the history of the Jews in the Iberian peninsula from the earliest times until the end of the Middle Ages. Scholars from various countries take part in the preparation of books, in which archival material from Spain and Portugal is collected  and evaluated under the editorial supervision of Hispania Judaica. It is designed to cover methodically all regions of Sepharad. A representative number of communities, major events and various aspects in Judeo-Spanish history and biographies of personalities who played a major role in the life of Hispano-Jewish society are described anew and historically evaluated. These monographs are to serve the future historians of Iberian Jewry. Vol. I: J. Régné, History of the Jews in Aragon: Regesta and Documents 1213-1327 Vol. I: J. Régné, History of the Jews in Aragon: Regesta and Documents 1213-1327, 1978. 748 pp. This volume throws light on 114 crucial years of Jewish history in the Aragonese-Catalan realm. Vol. II: H. Beinart, Trujillo: A Jewish Community in Extremadura on the Eve of the Expulsion from Spain Vol. II: H. Beinart,  Trujillo: A Jewish Community in Extremadura on the Eve of the Expulsion from Spain, 1980. 384 pp. + 8 plates. Based on documents published for the first time, this book reveals the life and surroundings of a community lulled into a false sense of security and endeavouring to build its life in peace while the war against Granada continues Vol. III: H. Beinart, Conversos on Trial: The Inquisition in Ciudad Real Vol. III: H. Beinart, Conversos on Trial: The Inquisition in Ciudad Real, 1981. 352 pp. + 16 plates. This story is eloquently related on the basis of Inquisition files which depict the Conversos’ deep yearning to their Jewish past and the ultimate sacrifice they were prepared to offer for their continued adherence to their ancestral faith. Vol. IV: B. Leroy, The Jews of Navarre in the Late Middle Ages Vol. IV: B. Leroy, The Jews of Navarre in the Late Middle Ages, 1985. 278 pp. Based on documents from archives, the book relates various aspects of  Jewish life, the economic activities of the Jews and their work at the service of the Crown in this Christian kingdom. Vol. V: A. S. Selke, The Conversos of Majorca: Life and Death in a Crypto-Jewish Community in XVII Century Spain Vol. V: A. S. Selke, The Conversos of Majorca: Life and Death in a Crypto-Jewish Community in XVII Century Spain, 1986. 290 pp. This volume focuses for the most part on the Conversos of XVII century Majorca, the so-called Chuetas, a phenomenon without parallel in all of  Spain. Vol. VI: Y. T. Assis, The Jews of Santa Coloma de Queralt Vol. VI: Y. T. Assis, The Jews of  Santa Coloma de Queralt, 1988. 290 pp. This volume attempts to describe Jewish life in a small community of which little is known, on the basis of notarial acts found in local archives. Vol. VII: L. Coronas Tejada, Conversos and the Inquisition in Jaén Vol. VII: L. Coronas Tejada, Conversos and the Inquisition in Jaén, 1988. 279 pp. This book describes the fate of the Conversos in the Kingdom of Jaén at the hands of the Inquisition Tribunal which operated there for 43 years, from 1483 until 1526. Vol. VIII: J. Doñate Sebastià & J. R. Magdalena Nom de Déu, Three Jewish Communities in Medieval Valencia: Castellón de la Plana, Burriana, Villarreal Vol. VIII: J. Doñate Sebastià & J. R. Magdalena Nom de Déu, Three Jewish Communities in  Medieval Valencia: Castellón de la Plana, Burriana, Villarreal, 1990. 343 pp. The book describes the history of three neighbouring communities in the medieval Kingdom of Valencia on the basis of archival material from local archives. Vol. IX: J. Hinojosa Montalvo, The Jews of the Kingdom of Valencia Vol. IX: J. Hinojosa Montalvo,  The Jews of the Kingdom of Valencia, 1993. 721 pp. This book brings to life a comprehensive study of the Jews in this kingdom from the massacres of 1391 to the Expulsion and contains 881 documents found in various archives and published  in part here for the first time. Vol. X: E. Lipiner, Two Portuguese Exiles in Castile: Dom David Negro and Dom Isaac Abravanel Vol. X: E. Lipiner,  Two Portuguese Exiles in Castile: Dom David Negro and Dom Isaac Abravanel, 173 pp. The book contains more than  30 documents related to Portuguese Jewry in general and David Negro and Isaac Abravanel in particular. The book sheds new light on the life of these important personalities. Vol XI: J. L. Lacave, Medieval Ketubot from Sepharad Vol XI: J. L. Lacave, Medieval Ketubot from Sepharad, 268 pp. + 30 plates. Professor Lacave has gathered together thirty ketubot (marriage contracts) from various  medieval Hispanic kingdoms. The author examines the historical and legal aspects of these ketubot and includes in his research a study of each one and a detailed comparison between them. The book presents illustrations of the ketubot, some handsomely decorated, in full colour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Rabin Building Jerusalem, Israel, 91905 Phone: 972-2-5881894/ Fax: 972-2-5883894 dinur@h2.hum.huji.ac.il