Ancient/Medieval Jewish History

The profitable money business between Jews and Christians often became tense.

A survey of Church issues relevant to Jews, including papal attitudes and actions and the enactments of ecclesiastical councils

In Muslim countries, Jewish boys learned the whole range of Jewish and secular subjects.

Medieval Jewish-Christian disputations.

The seizure of power in the Maghreb by a fanatical sect disrupted the relations between Muslims and Jews.

Muslim-Jewish relations in the Middle Ages.

European Christians regulated Jewish commerce.

The learned merchant was the standard bearer of medieval Islamic civilization--and this was good for the Jews.

Manuscript illustrations, family seals, and rabbinic decisions all indicate that Jewish men in most of medieval Christian Europe wore special hats.

Jewish boys in Christian countries studied Jewish texts from an early age.

Part II: More Marriage, Divorce, Work and Education

Part I: Marriage