RT Article
T1 New Light on the Jews of Mozarabic Toledo
JF AJS review
VO 11
IS 2
SP 189
OP 220
A1 Roth, Norman 1938-
LA English
PB University of Pennsylvania Press
YR 1986
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1777591171
AB Medieval Spain represents a unique phenomenon in the history of Jewish civilization. Not only did the Jews live longer in Spain than in any other land in their history (indeed, almost as long as they occupied their homeland in the land of Israel from Abraham to the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.), but the Jewish population of medieval Spain was greater than that of all other lands combined, and the rich achievements of Jewish culture there were unequaled elsewhere. Of all the cities in Spain which served as major centers of Jewish life and culture, Toledo perhaps stands out as the most important. Studies dealing with Jewish life in Spain have recognized this, and the long-awaited appearance of a recent two-volume work in Spanish devoted to the Jews of Toledo has helped focus attention once again on the vast archival material available.
DO 10.1017/S0364009400001690