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The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara (5:14)
Date: June 23, 1858 (11 Tammuz, 5618) In the summer of 1858, 6-year old Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, was forcibly taken from his home by Italian police acting at the behest of the Inquisition
Series: This Week in Jewish History
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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Don Isaac Abravanel and Spanish Jewry (49:07)
What factors led up to the Spanish Inquisition and yet produced some of the greatest Jewish commentators? The triangular society of Spain gave rise to advantages for the Jews, as well as leading to one of the greatest destructions. Dr. Henry Abramson discusses the life and times of Don Isaac Abravanel, a prolific writer, renowned statesman and proverbial wandering Jew
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
