Wherever Jews settled in Central Europe, their first initiative was to plan a cemetery. New research deals with the archaeological and folkloric evedence of these evocative places.
Category: Medieval Jews
Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah
Davide Reubeni was a black adventurer, who claimed to be an emissary from a powerful Jewish Kingdom in Arabia. His diary was recently translated into English
Were the Roots of the Holocaust Medieval?
How persistent are cultural traits? Studies of Nazi voting in 1933 show that the roots of Nazi antisemitism and the events from 1928-45 - and later - mirror the pogroms carried out in the mid-14th century
The Jews in Erfurt – Ethnicity and Heritage
The Jews in Germany emerged as a distinctive ethno-religious cultural group in 10th century Rhineland, from where they migrated to Eastern Europe, reaching Erfurt in the 11th century (at the latest). Here, they later encountered an influx of Jews from the Middle East.
Erfurt: A Testament to Jewish Heritage
Erfurt boasts a handful of buildings from the Middle Ages, bearing witness to the city's Jewish heritage. Additionally, a remarkable treasure from 1349 narrates the tale of Erfurt's first Jewish inhabitants, a story paralleled by the Jewish Manuscripts housed in Berlin.
Erfurt in Germany was Home to a Vibrant Jewish Community Annihilated in 1349
Since the Middle Ages, Erfurt in Germany was home to several well-documented Jewish communities. Each wiped out by pogroms followed by the holocaust, the city tells a horrifying history.
Why were Medieval Jewish Wedding Rings Embellished with Miniature Architecture?
One of the exiting finds in the hidden Jewish treasure trove discovered in Erfurt in 1998 was a precious wedding ring featuring an elaborate piece of medieval architecture. What was the symbolic meaning of this?
The Lombard Haggadah from the 14th Century
The Lombard Haggadah has been preserved in a private collection for more than hundred years. Recently put up for sale, there is this upcoming week a unique possibility for New Yorkers to enjoy the Gothic manuscript.