[Gutenberg 43900] • History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6)

Excerpt from History of the Jews, Vol. 4

Position of the Jews of Italy - The Jewish Bankers - Yechiel of Pisa - His relations with Don Isaac Abrabanel - The Jewish doctors Guglielmo di Portaleone - Revival of learning among the Italian Jews - The first Jewish Printers in Italy - Messer Leon and Elias del Medigo - Pico di Mirandola becomes the disciple of Medigo - Predilection of Christians for the Kabbala - Jochanan Aleman - Religious views of Del Medigo - The Jews Of Sicily - German Rabbis immigrate into italy-joseph Kolon, his character and his feud with Messer Leon - Judah Menz an antagonist of Del medigo-the latter is forced to quit Italy - The Monks - Ber nardius of Feltre - Jews banished from Trent on a false charge of child-murder - The Doge of Venice and Pope Sixtus IV. Be friend the Jews - Sufferings of the Jews of Ratisbon - Rabbi Israel Bruna - Synod at Nuremberg - Emperor Frederick III.

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