Love, Work and Death: Jewish Life in Medieval Umbria

by Ariel Toaff

The latter part of the thirteenth century is regarded as a key period in the history of Italian Jewry. During that time many Jewish communities sprang up in the regions of central and northern Italy. Their appearance marked a turning-point in the history of Jews in the Italian peninsula as the Jewish presence had previously been focused on Rome and the south.

In this much-acclaimed study, originally published in Italian, Ariel Toaff captures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1874774196
• ISBN13: 9781874774198
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in Ass
• Length: 330 Pages