Yes ... the majority of Jews in Poland are Ashkenazi Jews, who originally formed in the Rhineland. One of their most defining features is the Yiddish language which is a mix out of German, Hebrew, and other local influences :)
Jews quickly adapted to the lifestyle in german lands. They learned the local language, started to dress similarly, and even their architecture started to resemble their surroundings. Jews also were influenced by the philosophical debate at the time and started to think about using philosophical theories to understand religious writings better (which was a controversial topic ofc.). In many ways, Jews tried to preserve their culture and actively worked towards keeping the Christian influence at bay. This led to a strict pietist movement in the 13th Century that was very anti-Christian (although Christians themselves had a pietist movement at the same time). Something that you might not expect is, that despite the pressure put on Jews from the Christians to convert, there were also Christians who converted to Judaism :) hope I answered somewhat
real good video 👍🏽 i appreciate the sound effects
thanks Daniel! :)
So that's why so many Jews in Poland have German last names. I was always curious about it, but never actually searched any information on the topic.
Yes ... the majority of Jews in Poland are Ashkenazi Jews, who originally formed in the Rhineland. One of their most defining features is the Yiddish language which is a mix out of German, Hebrew, and other local influences :)
Nice video, you should add that Peter the Hermit was largely responsible for stirring the Rhineland massacre of the Jews in First Crusade
yes, it was mostly the second wave of crusaders that got nowhere close to Jerusalem but instead wrecked havoc in Europe.
Is there any jewish influence on the culture or the other wat around with german influence on jewish culture?
Jews quickly adapted to the lifestyle in german lands. They learned the local language, started to dress similarly, and even their architecture started to resemble their surroundings. Jews also were influenced by the philosophical debate at the time and started to think about using philosophical theories to understand religious writings better (which was a controversial topic ofc.). In many ways, Jews tried to preserve their culture and actively worked towards keeping the Christian influence at bay. This led to a strict pietist movement in the 13th Century that was very anti-Christian (although Christians themselves had a pietist movement at the same time). Something that you might not expect is, that despite the pressure put on Jews from the Christians to convert, there were also Christians who converted to Judaism :) hope I answered somewhat
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