The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal
Subtitle: survival of an imperiled culture in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
By: Dolores Sloan ; foreword by Jonathan Kirsch.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780786438174
Subjects: Jews -- Spain -- History -- 15th century; Jews -- Spain -- History -- 16th century; Jews -- Portugal -- History -- 15th century; Jews -- Portugal -- History -- 16th century; Sephardim -- History -- 15th century; Sephardim -- History -- 16th century; Spain -- Ethnic relations; Portugal -- Ethnic relations
Description: "Traces the history of the Sephardic Jews from their golden age to their post-Columbian diaspora. It highlights achievements in science, medicine, philosophy, arts, economy and government, alongside a few less noble accomplishments, in both the land they left behind and in the lands that they settled later. Several significant Sephardic Jews are profiled in detail"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.