Between Cross and Crescent: Jewish Civilization from Mohammed to Spinoza

Jewish Beginnings in Christian Europe (1x10)

Air date: Dec 19, 2005

This lecture examines the emergence of Jews in Christian Europe, from their first appearances along trade routes to the beginnings of a system of communal authority and interconnectedness that transcended the local level, reflecting the emergence of what came to be called Ashkenazic Jewry.