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The Jews in Umbria, Volume 1 (1245-1435) Documentary History of the Jews in Italy Ariel Toaff Books Available Publication year: 1992 ISBN-13 (i)The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) has been changed from 10 to 13 digits on 1 January 2007: 978 90 04 09695 0 ISBN-10: 90 04 09695 7 Cover: Cloth with dustjacket Number of pages: lxviii, 460 pp. List price: ¿ 425.00 Reviews 'Die Dokumentation bietet eine Fülle von Informationen über jüdische Ärzte.' Alfred Haverkamp, Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters, 1993. 'Pour l'historien de l'Italie médiévale, ce livre est fondamental.' Richard Ayoun, Revue des Études juives, 1995. '.a valuable work, which largely achieves what it sets out to do, in enabling others to base their thoughts and discussions more soundly.' John Edwards, EHR, 1997. Readership Students and specialists of medieval Jewish history. About the author(s) Shlomo Simonsohn is Professor of Medieval Jewish history, Sir Isaac Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies, and director of the Diaspora Research Institute in the University of Tel Aviv. His recent publications include:The Apostolic See and the Jews, 8 vols (1988-91) and numerous papers on medieval Jewish history. Ariel Toaff is Professor of Medieval Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University (Israel). Currently he is Visiting Professor of Jewish history at Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome. Recently published: Il vino e al carne. Una communità ebraica nel Medio Evo (1989). This work is based mainly on documentation preserved in the archives of Umbria. It illustrates the political and socio-economic history of the Jewish community from the second half of the thirteenth century, when Jewish settlement in the region became permanent and continuous, to the expulsion of the Jews in 1569 decreed by Pope Pius V. Umbria was an important geographical and political entity in central Italy during the late Middle Ages and was always linked to the Papal State. The documents provide us with important information that enables us to appreciate correctly the Jews' economic role in the region and their relationships with the political powers (the communes and the popes) and the Mendicant orders. Furthermore, they enlighten us on aspects of the Jews' daily life, and on their relationship with Christian society. Size: Judaica