Sunday, March 7, 2027
9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Temple Israel
130 Riverside Drive
Dayton, OH 45405

The Golden Age for Jewry in Spain: How Golden was it?
Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Regenstein Professor in Medieval Judaism and Islam at HUC-JIR in Los Angeles
One can find two nearly polar perspectives on the so-called “Golden Age” of Jewish life in Spain. One describes it as a beautiful existence for Jews, under which they lived with respect and produced some of their greatest works of science, religion, and literature. Another considers it a period in which Jews suffered humiliation, oppressive taxation, and forced conversion. This conversation is a deep dive into the complex situation of Jewish life in Spain from early Christian rule through the period of the Muslim rule to the Expulsion of 1492.

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