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Back to Episodes#123 - Spanish Jewry I - The Dark Ages: The Forced Conversion of the Jews
Episode 120
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
Description
The history of the Jews in Spain has always been part of our collective memory. But the real story starts 1,000 years earlier.
Long before the Rishonim, flourishing communities existed. What were their lives like? Why do we not know more about them? And what happened in 711CE?
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Chapters
00:00 The Visigothic Period: Anti-Jewish Legislation and Forced Conversions
15:40 The Muslim Invasion: The Golden Age of Spain for Jews
33:43 Uncovering the Forgotten History: The Jews of Spain