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<p>This volume of the <i>Documentary History of the Jews in Italy</i> is the first of the second series, illustrating the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It is the sequel to the eight volumes of the first series. Notarial deeds drawn up by public notaries in Palermo and elsewhere and cases brought before the Pretorian Court in Palermo present a kaleidoscopic picture of the private lives of the Jews of Sicily during the last three centuries of their presence on the island. They illustrate the economic, social, and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. Much information is provided on trade and commerce, crafts and professions, religious and family life. Some light is thrown also on the internal life of the communities, particularly the larger ones, including organization and institutions, the synagogue, education, customs and traditions.<br> Although the surviving legal deeds present only a fraction of the total drawn up in those years, they are copious and abundant. Over 30,000 documents of this group were selected for publication. While some documents were dealt with at length, most had to be prese

Who reads The Jews in Sicily (Corte Pretoriana and Notaries of Palermo) (v. 9)?

Author

Shlomo Simonsohn. Vol. 14, Notaries of Palermo

Publisher

Brill Academic Publishers

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9789047411512

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Judaism