Sign In / Become a Member   Events     New Books     Kuntresim     Dinur Publications     eJewish.info     Contact us     About us!     עברית     Add Resource   Resource Index Resources > Medieval Jewish History > Medieval Jewish Communities Search for:    Advanced Search    Browse by keyword Search all listings Search only in Medieval Jewish Communities Jews in Central Europe   Jews in Italy Jews in England   Jews in Spain and Portugal Jews in France There are currently 165 resources in this category Displaying results 1 - 15: 1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 |10 | Next Sort by site rank Sort by title Sort by rating Sort by popularity Sort by date 1. A Common history      More Info The article deals with the Jewish artifacts and documents, dating back to the 9th century. Particular notice is given to the cairo geniza, and its current status in the world. 2. A Jewish Cemetery of Armenia      More Info Pictures of the remnants of the Jewish Cemetery discovered nearby the Yeghegis river in Armenia. The discovery lead to the study and knowledge of a medieval Jewish Community existing during the 13th and 14th centuries. 3. Abraham bar Chiyya - Philosopher, Astronomer, Mathematician, Surveyer, Interpreter, and Astrologer      More Info Abraham bar Chiyya, 12th century in Barcelona, was a philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, astrologer, and interpreter. He served as a court functionary and was also given authority within the Jewish community. He was interested in how the world was created, and in figuring out when the end of time would take place. His book on the subject, Megillat Ha-Megalleh, was the first eschato... 4. Abraham Ibn Daud - Jewish Historian and Philosopher      More Info Abraham Ibn Daud was born in Cordoba in the 12th century. He studied rabbinics, Bible, Hebrew poetry, and Greek and Jewish philosophy, New Testament, Koran. When the Almohads attacked, he fled to Castile, where he settled in Toledo. He is best known for writing Sefer haKabbalah, a history of Jewish tradition, against Karaite teaching. He believed that Scripture fulfilled itself only within Rabb... 5. ACB - Associació Call de Barcelona      More Info This is the site of 'The Call Association of Barcelona' ('call' from the Hebrew word 'kahal', community) which was founded in 1997 to support and manage the “Recovery Project” of the former Major Synagogue of Barcelona. The Association works to recover the historic memory of the Jews of Catalonia, to recuperate both the Jewish and Catalan legacy of the Jews of Catalonia. The site tells the story o... 6. Agobard of Lyon: On the Insolence of the Jews To Louis the Pious (826/827)      More Info Written in 826/27 directly to Emperor Louis the Pious, Agobard's treatise "On the insolence of the Jews" is in large measure an exposé of what he perceived to be the arrogant and fundamentally impious actions of the imperial missi and Evrard, master of the Jews, towards the Christian community of Lyon and their un-Christian support and encouragement of the Jewish population in Lyon.... 7. Alfasi - Great Legalist and Writer of Sefer Ha-Halachot      More Info Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi, known as the Rif, lived from 1013-1103. He was born in Algeria, but spent his adult life in Fez, Egypt (hence his surname Alfasi). Alfasi brought the geonic period to a close. The last of the Babylonian geonim, Hai Gaon, died when Alfasi was 25 years old. Alfasi himself was called "gaon" by several early halachic authorities. In his 75th year he was denounced t... 8. American Sephardi Foundation      More Info American Sephardi Foundation, not necessarily concerning Sephardi Jews in the United States, but interesting if you want to know more about ‘crypto-Jews’ – those who converted to Catholicism under pressure in Spain, Portugal, Brazil. 9. Armenian Jewish Community      More Info The site presents several links elaborting on the history of the Armenian Jewish community, and on the recent findings of a medieval Jewish cemetery in Eghegiz. A short bibliography is also provided for those interested. 10. Asher ben Yechiel - Great Legalist and Bridge Between Germany and Spain      More Info Rabbi Asher ben Yechiel, 13th century, survived the Rindfleisch massacres and left Germany to Spain, where he was pulled into the Maimonidean Controversy. He feared that philosophy would turn students away from Torah, yet feared a schism, so he supported a compromise. He was the rabbi of Toledo. He introduced the French/German discipline of Talmud study to Spain, thus became a personal bridge betw... 11. Bassatine Cemetery      More Info An article extracted from the online Jewish Egyptian journal, elaborating on the Jewish cemetery in Egypt and the efforts made to prevent its demolition. 12. Benjamin MiTudelo - Jewish Traveler and Historian      More Info A short summary of Benjamin MiTudelo`s (12th Century) travels and works. 13. Beta Yisrael      More Info The following article researches the origins of Ethiopian jewry, and the various approaches regarding their (non)jewishness, rooted in a racial view that influences, according to the author, historical perspective. 14. Bibliographie zur Lehrveranstaltung: Hermannus quondam Iudaeus      More Info This page is a part of an internet project which is designed to show how Jews lived among, and made contributions to, various European cultures during the Middle Ages. It gives a Bibliography about the conversion of Hermannus quondam Judaeus. 15. Biographies of Gedolim      More Info A collection of biographies of Gedolim (great Rabbis of our nation, and respected person) as published in Yated Neeman, including links to biographies on Deiah V'Dibur and Jewish Observer. 1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 |10 | Next Looking for more resources on this topic? Click here to try your search on Google. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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