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Jews in the Middle Ages: Intellectual Life, Religion, and Persecution

The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind

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Jews under Islamic Rule: Majority and Misconceptions

Mitchell Rocklin explains that by 1200 most Jews lived under Islamic rule and challenges romanticized views of Muslim-Jewish relations.

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