Hèléne Jawhara Piñer is a French-Spanish scholar whose focus is medieval history and the history of food. Her meticulously ...

In Spain, Jews thrived as administrators and advisors ... historical selection pressures favoring intellect that date back to Babylonian times, and medieval restrictions that channeled Jewish ...

The Jewish community in Medieval Muslim Spain, particularly in Cordoba, was thriving and prosperous. The American writer Elmer Bendiner, in his book entitled The Rise and Fall of Paradise ...

The most significant Jewish expulsions in medieval Christian Europe were often justified on religious grounds, with rulers enacting these policies under pressure from the Church, local clergy ...

The Spain is perfect destination to enjoy the summer holidays, but the Winters of Spain is very amazing to explore. The Spain ...

Jewish life thrives when it is distinct yet welcoming – a balance seen in Medieval Spain, the early Roman Empire, and Ptolemaic Alexandria. Remembering non-Jewish philanthropy offers a fuller ...

Simon Schama’s epic series continues with the story of medieval Jews struggling to preserve ... built new lives and invented new ways of being Jewish in exile in the face of discrimination ...