The Jews in Umbria, Volume 1 (1245-1435): Documentary History of the Jews in Italy

Review 'Die Dokumentation bietet eine Fülle von Informationen über jüdische Ärzte.'Alfred Haverkamp, Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters, 1993.'Pour l'historien de l'Italie médiévale, ce livre est fondamental.'Richard Ayoun, Revue des Études juives, 1995.'...a valuable work, which largely achieves what it sets out to do, in enabling others to base their thoughts and discussions more soundly.'John Edwards, EHR, 1997. Product Description Illustrates the political and socio-economic history of the Jewish community in Umbria from the second half of the thirteenth century, when Jewish settlement in the region became permanent and continuous, to the expulsion of the Jews in 1569 by decree of Pope Pius V. About the Author Shlomo Simonsohn is Professor of Medieval Jewish history, Sir Isaac Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies, and director of the Diaspora Research Institute in the University of Tel Aviv. His recent publications include: The Apostolic See and the Jews, 8 vols (1988-91) and numerous papers on medieval Jewish history.Ariel Toaff is Professor of Medieval Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University (Israel). Currently he is Visiting Professor of Jewish history at Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome. Recently published: Il vino e al carne. Una communità ebraica nel Medio Evo (1989).