January 5th, 201119:45Expulsions of Jews, 1000-1500-Start to move towards eastern Europe( a lot to Polandonly Christian country that is accepting Jews) when countries start expelling them in the west (England, France, etc.)in 1492, Jews were expelled from Spain. Most established Jewish community. Kings decided it was in their interest and the interest in the Catholic church to expel all the Jews. They want their kingdom purely Christian. The Jews go to Portugal. Some Jews converted to Christianity to stay in Spain (around 5000). Inquisition see if Jews are true Catholics. Inquisition didn’t deal with Jews properly. When Jews were expelled from Portugal and Spain, some moved to South America (Brazil and Caribbean), most went to the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and they established communities along the Med. To engage in trades and crafts. This becomes one of the main centers of Jewish community.The Other center is in Eastern Europe (Poland)Judesmo (Ladino)- the language that exiled from Spain . The main center of this culture is in Greek. 50,000 Jews lived in that city All jews that come from spain are called Sepharad (Sfaradim) means Spain but has nothing to do with Spain. Lived in Ottoman empireNorthern Europe have different culture, identity (German, Northern France, and Poland) these jews are called Ashkenaz (means Germany, has nothing to do with Germanyi n the bible)Most jews moved to the east towards Polandthe language they speak is Yiddish (it is the language that the Jews speak, it is a Germanic language)Jews brought their Germanic language to Poland. Local people in Poland speak Polish Point: Jews had their own culture and kept their own identity.Eastern Part of Europe (16-17 centuries)- two clusters of Jewish communities: one is in Poland, Hungary, Northern Italy, the Balkins, Eastern MedditerraneanShabbatzvi born 1626 proclaimes himself the Messiah 1665 he wanted to save jews from oppression and liberate and them and bring them to Jerusalem
He gathered a large group of followers mostly around the Ottoman Empire until one day the Sultan heard about this and called him up to Istanbul and that he has 2 option: 1) convert to Islam and denounce it, OR he will be executed. Shabbatazvi decided to convert. It did not affect so much PolandPoland in the 16th and 17th centuries. – not as densely populated as countries in Western Europe. It stretches to Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Poland was Roman Catholic and majority of population was this too. Poland was only country in Europe that bordered with 3 different religions.This is why Polish kings were more accepting. A lot of wooden synogogues
January 10, 201119:451/10/11 If you want to take this course for 4 credits, Slavic 260I. Poland was the greatest state in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuriesCenter of Torah Story was in the south near OstravaFewer people, in general, in the Eastern parts of PolandLithuania became one state with Poland, formed a union, in many respects this
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