The theme uniting the essays reprinted here is the attitude of the medieval Church, and in particular the papacy, towards the Jewish... Læs mere
The theme uniting the essays reprinted here is the attitude of the medieval Church, and in particular the papacy, towards the Jewish... Læs mere
The essays in this second volume by Kenneth Stow explore the fate of Jews living in Rome, directly under the eye of the Pope. Most Roman Jews were not immigrants; some had been there before the time of Christ. Nor were they cultural strangers.
Most Roman Jews were not immigrants; some had been there before the time of Christ. Nor were they cultural strangers: they spoke (Roman) Italian, and ate and dressed as did other Romans.
Between 1555 and 1870, papal authorities created legal roadblocks to keep Rome’s ghetto-bound Jews from obtaining kosher meat.... Læs mere