History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6)Graetz, Heinrich
History
History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6)
Graetz, Heinrich
Jews -- History
The Exiles from Navarre--Migration to Naples--King
Ferdinand I of Naples and Abrabanel--Leon Abrabanel--
Misfortunes of the Jews in Fez, Genoa, Rome, and the Islands
of Greece--The Sultan Bajazet--Moses Kapsali--Spanish
Jews in Portugal--The Jewish Astronomers, Abraham Zacuto
and José Vecinho--The Jewish Travelers, Abraham de Beya and
Joseph Zapateiro--Outbreak of the Plague among the Spanish
Jews in Portugal--Sufferings of the Portuguese Exiles--
Judah Chayyat and his Fellow-Sufferers--Cruelty of João II--
Kindly Treatment by Manoel changed into Cruelty on his Marriage
--Forcible Baptism of Jewish Children--Levi ben Chabib and
Isaac Caro--Pope Alexander VI--Manoel's Efforts on Behalf
of the Portuguese Marranos--Death of Simon Maimi and Abraham
Saba _page 357._
1492-1498 C.E.
CHAPTER XIII.
RESULTS OF THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
GENERAL VIEW.
Widespread Consequences of the Expulsion--The Exiles--Fate
of the Abrabanel Family--Leon Medigo--Isaac Akrish--The
Pre-eminence of Jews of Spanish Origin--The North-African
States: Samuel Alvalensi, Jacob Berab, Simon Duran II--The
Jews of Algiers, Tripoli and Tunis--Abraham Zacuto and Moses
Alashkar--Egypt: Isaac Shalal, David Ibn-Abi Zimra--The
Jews of Cairo--Selim I--Cessation of the Office of Nagid--
Jerusalem--Obadyah di Bertinoro--Safet and Joseph Saragossi
--The Jews of Turkey--Constantinople--Elias Mizrachi:
the Karaites--The Communities of Salonica and Adrianople--
The Jews of Greece--Elias Kapsali--The Jews of Italy and
the Popes: Bonet de Lates--The Ghetto in Venice--Samuel
Abrabanel and Benvenida Abrabanela--Abraham Farissol--The
Jews of Germany and their Sorrows--Expulsion of the Jews from
Various Towns--The Jews of Bohemia--Jacob Polak and his
School--The Jews of Poland _page 382._
1496-1525 C.E.
CHAPTER XIV.
REUCHLIN AND THE TALMUD.
Antecedents of the Convert John Pfefferkorn--Pfefferkorn and
the Dominicans of Cologne--Hoogstraten, Ortuinus Gratius
and Arnold of Tongern--Victor von Karben--Attacks on the
Talmud and Confiscation of Copies in Frankfort--Reuchlin's
Hebrew and Kabbalistic Studies--The Controversy concerning
the Talmud--Activity on both Sides--Public Excitement--
Complete Victory of Reuchlin's Efforts in Defense of Jewish
Literature--Ulrich von Hutten--Luther--Revival of Hebrew
Studies _page 422._
1500-1520 C.E.
CHAPTER XV.
THE KABBALA AND MESSIANIC FANATICISM. THE MARRANOS AND THE
INQUISITION.
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