The Church tends to be represented as a female in art because in the New Testament, the Christian Church is often referred to as "the bride of Christ." Christians also have a tendency to interpret the Song of Songs as a love poem between G_d and his bride, Israel. It follows that the Church would then also represent the synagogue/Judaism as a female.
Thank you so much for this upload. Very interesting! I just wondered if this class was segregated or not? I noticed only women were asking questions. Also, is it possible to pose questions here and get an answer? I'm not jewish myself, but I'm a history student and one of my subjects this year is the persecution of jews in the middle ages (in Europe). And could you link me to a nice lecture on Ashkenazic jews? Apparently you get only racist rabble on the subject when you search for it on youtube
I recently read about Johannes Pfefferkorn in Meir Lehmanns book, Rabbi Yoselman of Rosheim. I can't find anything about Rabbi Yoselman on the web. Was he a real person? If he was, at least according to the book, he sounds amazing!
A good topic--Luther asking rabbis to help translate the Hebrew bible--this advanced the German language, as you may know. In Lutheran Sunday School in the 1950s, we had a large painting of Luther among the Rabbis at a table--stayed as a memory of my childhood.
thanks for the reply! I didn't see it until today. And to my question regarding specific lectures, it was asked in frustration as you get a lot of search hits from conspiracy theorists and their like, when you search for it on youtube. thanks again!
I think that when you are discussing Medieval Antisemitism it's important to mention the special position that England held at this time. Norwich England was the origin of the blood libel myth and hatred of the Jews was so virulent on the island kingdom that the Jews were expelled by Edward I in 1290, almost exactly 200 years before their expulsion from Spain. It's also important to note that once they were allowed to return under Oliver Cromwell, Jews in England began to flourish as compared to their counterparts in other parts of Europe. They appear to have been more accepted by society as a whole (though of course they were still discriminated against) and England has a special place in modern Jewish history. On a side note, it was the church door in Wittenberg, not Worms, where Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses. I should also mention that I appreciate your jokes!
Melinda Murphy interesting comment! I was just wondering if the claims of the King James being based on Hebrew text were possible. I think having a knowledge of the Hebrew language was unlikely by clergy in the Church of England. I wonder if Dr. Abramson knows of any Jewish help in the supposed translation. I love the jokes too!
Melinda Murphy - Cromwell butchered tons of people. But he wasn't an anti-semite so he is ok! Also I find it strange that all the blood libels are said to be frauds. Ok I'm sure they grew arms and legs in the telling but Jews did kill people from time to time.
@@colinthomson5358 I'm sure some Jewish person must have killed some non-Jewish person in a dispute or argument. I believe "blood libel" refers specifically to the allegations of religious ritual-motivated killings, however, ones which were not substantiated and would make no sense for a minority struggling for acceptance to perform.
@@cindys9491 - Sure, but the claim was always a tiny minority of this group were guilty of blood ritual as I'm sure one could find examples of other religions doing it. The book Blood Passover that you can find in PDF form should convince you that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of cases of blood ritual crimes that seem to be genuine. That's not to say that some people weren't falsely accused at times also
I've been struggling to find a good historical summary of antisemitism. This lecture was very useful!
Great talk, as always, Dr. Abramson. Thank you for your scholarship and for sharing it with all of us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Professor Abramson, what is the name and source of the picture that you show at 20:09 of laying the synagogue to rest?
thanks
The Church tends to be represented as a female in art because in the New Testament, the Christian Church is often referred to as "the bride of Christ." Christians also have a tendency to interpret the Song of Songs as a love poem between G_d and his bride, Israel. It follows that the Church would then also represent the synagogue/Judaism as a female.
Thank you so much for this upload.
It's my pleasure
I didn’t get the joke. What does aha have to do with spoon?
The waiter often forgets to bring the spoon.
Thank you so much for this upload. Very interesting! I just wondered if this class was segregated or not? I noticed only women were asking questions. Also, is it possible to pose questions here and get an answer? I'm not jewish myself, but I'm a history student and one of my subjects this year is the persecution of jews in the middle ages (in Europe). And could you link me to a nice lecture on Ashkenazic jews? Apparently you get only racist rabble on the subject when you search for it on youtube
One question: which period was better for Jews - Middle Ages or 20th century???
wonderful
@@HenryAbramsonPhD would it be possible to re use this video to educate people on the subject of the history of antisemitism? Thanks for your time.
I recently read about Johannes Pfefferkorn in Meir Lehmanns book, Rabbi Yoselman of Rosheim. I can't find anything about Rabbi Yoselman on the web. Was he a real person? If he was, at least according to the book, he sounds amazing!
A good topic--Luther asking rabbis to help translate the Hebrew bible--this advanced the German language, as you may know.
In Lutheran Sunday School in the 1950s, we had a large painting of Luther among the Rabbis at a table--stayed as a memory of my childhood.
Hmm
@@HenryAbramsonPhD it's a shot.
thanks for the reply! I didn't see it until today. And to my question regarding specific lectures, it was asked in frustration as you get a lot of search hits from conspiracy theorists and their like, when you search for it on youtube. thanks again!
I think that when you are discussing Medieval Antisemitism it's important to mention the special position that England held at this time. Norwich England was the origin of the blood libel myth and hatred of the Jews was so virulent on the island kingdom that the Jews were expelled by Edward I in 1290, almost exactly 200 years before their expulsion from Spain. It's also important to note that once they were allowed to return under Oliver Cromwell, Jews in England began to flourish as compared to their counterparts in other parts of Europe. They appear to have been more accepted by society as a whole (though of course they were still discriminated against) and England has a special place in modern Jewish history. On a side note, it was the church door in Wittenberg, not Worms, where Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses. I should also mention that I appreciate your jokes!
Melinda Murphy interesting comment! I was just wondering if the claims of the King James being based on Hebrew text were possible. I think having a knowledge of the Hebrew language was unlikely by clergy in the Church of England. I wonder if Dr. Abramson knows of any Jewish help in the supposed translation. I love the jokes too!
Melinda Murphy - Cromwell butchered tons of people. But he wasn't an anti-semite so he is ok!
Also I find it strange that all the blood libels are said to be frauds. Ok I'm sure they grew arms and legs in the telling but Jews did kill people from time to time.
@@colinthomson5358 I'm sure some Jewish person must have killed some non-Jewish person in a dispute or argument. I believe "blood libel" refers specifically to the allegations of religious ritual-motivated killings, however, ones which were not substantiated and would make no sense for a minority struggling for acceptance to perform.
@@cindys9491 - Sure, but the claim was always a tiny minority of this group were guilty of blood ritual as I'm sure one could find examples of other religions doing it.
The book Blood Passover that you can find in PDF form should convince you that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of cases of blood ritual crimes that seem to be genuine.
That's not to say that some people weren't falsely accused at times also
i do enjoy your videos though
You need to ask Ariel Toaff for details about the Little Simon murder.....
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