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As regards the number of Jews in the Middle Ages, Benjamin of Tudela, about 1170, enumerates altogether 1,049,565; but of these 100,000 are attributed to Persia and India, 100,000 to Arabia, and 300,000 to an undecipherable "Thanaim", which were likely mere guesses with regard to the Eastern Jews, with whom he did not personally encounter ...
Sicut Judaeis (the "Constitution for the Jews") was the official position of the papacy regarding Jews throughout the Middle Ages and later. The first bull was issued in about 1120 by Calixtus II , intended to protect Jews who were suffering during the First Crusade , and was reaffirmed by many popes, even until the 15th century.
Al-Andalus was a key center of Jewish life during the Middle Ages, producing important scholars and one of the most stable and wealthy Jewish communities. A number of famous Jewish philosophers and scholars flourished during this time, most notably Maimonides.
Enlarged Jewish population includes the Jewish connected population and those who say they have Jewish background but not a Jewish parent, and all non-Jews living in households with Jews. Eligible Jewish population includes all those eligible for immigration to Israel under its Law of Return.
The Jewish community in Rome during the Middle Ages is marked by periods of relative stability interspersed with episodes of persecution and hardship. [6] With the Christianization of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine in 312 CE, the status of Jews in Rome began to change. [6]
Rabbinic period and Middle Ages; ... The number of Jews were around 2-3,000 in England by the 1270s. ... Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies: 37 ...
The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, [2] [3] and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (c. 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish community. The community survived under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades.
The Ukrainian Cossack Bohdan Chmielnicki leads a massacre of Polish gentry and Jewry that leaves an estimated 65,000 Jews dead and a similar number of gentry. The total decrease in the number of Jews is estimated at 100,000. [28] 1655 Jews readmitted to England by Oliver Cromwell. 1660 1660 destruction of Safed. [29] 1679 Jews of Yemen expelled ...