Shlomo Simonsohn

The Jews in the Duchy of Milan

This volume of the Documentary History of the Jews in Italy is the first of the second series, illustrating the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It is the sequel to the eight volumes of the first series. Notarial deeds drawn up by public notaries in Palermo and elsewhere and cases brought before the Pretorian Court in Palermo present a kaleidoscopic picture of the private lives of the Jews of Sicily during the last three centuries of their presence on the island. They illustrate the economic, social, and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. Much information is provided on trade and commerce, crafts and professions, religious and family life. Some light is thrown also on the internal life of the communities, particularly the larger ones, including organization and institutions, the synagogue, education, customs and traditions. Although the surviving legal deeds present only a fraction of the total drawn up in those years, they are copious and abundant. Over 30,000 documents of this group were selected for publication. While some documents were dealt with at length, most had to be presented in summary form, giving only the bare essentials. Most appear here for the first time. The volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction will appear at the end of the series.

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 9 Corte Pretoriana and Notaries of Palermo

A compilation of documents, found in various libraries and archives, pertaining to the history of the Jews in Sicily. Each entry gives a brief description of the contents of the document in English, the date and the source of the document, and the original Latin text. Volumes includes indexes of persons, geographical names, and subjects. For antisemitism, see the subject index under badge, Jewish; jurisdiction, over Jews; persecution and harassment (of Jews); taxes. A significant number of documents issued by the king or members of the nobility instruct local authorities or clergymen to stop molesting or harassing the Jews.-- See: Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism.

The Jews in Sicily: 1478-1489

The Jews in Sicily: Corte pretoriana and notaries of Palermo

This volume in the series Documentary History of the Jews in Italy illustrates the history of the Jews in Sicily during the last decade of the fourteenth century and the first two of the fifteenth. It is the sequel to the first and second volumes on the history of the Jews in Sicily, and illustrates the events during the political upheavals which preceded the reunion of the island with Aragon. The volume is again provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction has been relegated to the end of the series on the Jews of the island.

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 3 (1392-1414)

This volume documents the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It illustrates the economic, social, and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. The volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes while the introduction will appear at the end of the series.

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 17 Sciacca (end), Caltabellotta, Agrigento, Syracuse, Noto, Catania, Scicli, Randazzo, Messina, Addenda et Corrigenda

קובץ מחקרים לתולדות היהודים בימי הבינים ובתקופת הרנסנס

ספר יובל לשלמה סימונסון

This volume documents the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It illustrates the economic, social, and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. The volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes.

Part Four

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 13 Notaries of Palermo

This volume documents the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It illustrate the economic, social, and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. The volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes.

Part Three

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 12 Notaries of Palermo

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 16 Notaries of Trapani (end), Erice (Monte San Giuliano), Mazara, Termini Imerese, Corleone and Sciacca

Addenda, Corrigenda, Bibliography and Indexes

The Apostolic See and the Jews

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 15 Notaries of Trapani

This volume of the "Documentary History of the Jews in Italy" is the ninth of the second series, illustrating the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It is the sequel to the eight volumes of the first series. Notarial deeds drawn up by public notaries in Palermo and elsewhere and cases brought before the Pretorian Court in Palermo present a kaleidoscopic picture of the private lives of the Jews of Sicily during the last three centuries of their presence on the island. They illustrate the economic, social and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. Much information is provided on trade and commerce, crafts and professions, religious and family life. Some light is thrown also on the internal life of the communities, particularly the larger ones, including organization and institutions, the synagogue, education, customs and traditions. Although the surviving legal deeds present only a fraction of the total drawn up in those years, they are copious and abundant. Over 30,000 documents of this group were selected for publication, most appearing here for the first time. While some documents are discussed at length, the majority are only presented in summary form. The volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction will appear at the end of the series.

Sciacca (end), Caltabellotta, Agrigento, Syracuse, Noto, Catania, Scicli, Randazzo, Messina, Addenda et Corrigenda. Volume 17

The Jews in Sicily

This last volume of the The Jews in Sicily records the history of the Jews in Sicily from 1490 to 1497 based mainly on governmental sources. They cover the last years leading up to the expulsion, the expulsion itself, and a few events in its aftermath.

The Jews in Sicily: 1490-1497

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 7 (1478-1489)

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 6 (1458-1477)

A compilation of documents, found in various libraries and archives, pertaining to the history of the Jews in Sicily. Presents documents 3372-4340. Each entry gives a brief description of the contents of the document in English, the date and source of the document, and the original Latin text. The volume is accompanied by an index of persons, a geographical index, and a subject index. For antisemitism, see the subject index under badge; blasphemy and desecration of Christianity; inquisition; intercourse, sexual with Christians; persecution of Jews; segregation and discrimination; sermons, compulsory and conversionary; taxes and duties.

The Jews in Sicily: 1415-1439

The Jews in Sicily, Volume 5 (1440-1457)

Joseph Shatzmiller

This volume contains the proceedings of the Italia Judaica Jubilee Conference, held at Tel Aviv University 3-5 January, 2010, on the occasion of the jubilee celebration of outstanding scholarship on the history of Italian Jewry.

Shlomo Simonsohn

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