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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 13: Prof. Francois Soyer - The Expulsion and Forced conversion of the Jews in Portugal, 1497
We discussed the origins and history of the Jews of Portugal, the effect of the expulsion from Spain in 1492 on Portugal and its Jews, how many Jews traveled from Spain to Portugal, Portugal's "promise" to the Jews, King Jao II, King Manuel I and his marriage to Isabel - daughter of King Ferdinand and Isballa of Spain, the confiscation of Jewish land, the taking of the Jewish children, the forced conversions, and much more
To purchase, "The Persecution of the Jews and Muslims of Portugal: King Manuel I and the End of Religious Tolerance (1496-7)": https://brill.com/display/title/14251?language=en
To purchase Prof. Haim Beinart's, "The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain": https://amzn.to/3P8Gpxq
With Prof. Emily Michelson discussing Catholic Preaching to Jews in Rome
With Prof. Jessica Marglin discussing Nissim Shamama (d. 1873) and the legal battle over his fortune
With Prof. Steven Bowman discussing Sefer Yosippon and his new English translation
With Prof. Edward Fram discussing the codification of Jewish law in the 16th century and Rav Yosef Karo, Rav Shlomo Luria (Maharshal), and Rav Moshe Isserles (Rema)
With Prof. Francesca Trivellato discussing the myth that Jews invented Bills of Exchange (Credit)
With Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD discussing his new book, The Anatomy of Jewish Law, on the topic of Medicine, Medical History, and Rabbinic Literature
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing Rabeinu Avraham Ben Harambam (1186 - 1237); Life and Works
With Dr. Yakov Mayer discussing the first edition of the Talmud Yerushalmi
With Roy Shasha discussing Chacham Shemtob Gaguine (1884 - 1953) and his Seforim
With Prof. Aviva Ben-Ur discussing the Jews of Suriname
With Daniel Klein discussing Shadal (Shmuel/Samuel David Luzzatto) and his Sefer "Ohev Ger" on Targum Onkelos
With R' Moshe Parnes discussing the Mitzvah of Hakhel and his new Sefer on the topic
With Prof. Joshua Teplitsky, Prof. Debra Kaplan, and Dr. Zev Eleff discussing the Esrog and the new volume, "Be Fruitful! The Etrog in Jewish Art, Culture, and History"
With Rabbi Bentzion Ettlinger discussing the Shofar: The Halachos, Minhagim, and his new English Sefer about it
With Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter discussing Selichos and his new edition of Selichos with introduction and commentary
With Michelle Margolis and Sharon Liberman Mintz discussing the Jews of Corfu
With R' Mendy Abramson discussing Bathing and Showering in Halachah and his new English Sefer on the topic
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Chida and Maagel Tov (the Chida's travelogue)
With David Arnovitz discussing The Tanakh of the Land of Israel
With Dr. Morris Faierstein discussing the Yudisher Theriak (A Yiddish Defense of Judaism)
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