80. How did the Jews Survive the Medieval Period? (Jewish History Lab)

Concluding comments on the second semester of the Jewish History Lab series.
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[@144Donn]

It is always a pleasure to listen to professor Abramson, even as he guides us through the most distressing periods.

[@kristoffliftoff9316]

Thank you for your time with these lectures. Very valuable.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you like them!

[@frankiemiller5364]

As a Jewish Atheist, I truly appreciate your dedication and ability to separate out the historical and the theological. Thank you Professor!

[@matthewsainsbury1801]

thanks for the two lectures henry abramson stay safe during these hard times

[@georgesmihaies4172]

A very much welcome clarification! Thank you!

[@Dovid2000]

Excellent lecture, as usual.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you!

[@JaneDoe-ij4ls]

Dr Abramson, you are an inspiration to me, to always grow 🙏❤️

[@stevenleslie8557]

What a history! You really explained it so well. Thanks

[@iRosati]

this has been the most interesting topic for me as of late. I picked up a book called "Church, State, and Jew in the Middle Ages"

[@user-mf3sm2ds7j]

Really enjoying these, thank you!!!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you like them!

[@diakanos]

Well done. A great shtick on such a difficult subject. Thanks again sir.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bb1111116]

As always, an informative and stimulating lecture. On the issue of genocide, the concept of one group wanting to completely wipe out another group has an ancient history. There however is a limitation of older technology which prevents fully accomplishing a genocide. However, by the 19th century as improved communication, transportation and weapons of greater mass destruction are created, then a complete genocide became possible as shown in the 20th century.

[@Zeldarw104]

Your lectures are very good and I've learned a lot, but the volume, needs to be a little higher! Thank you.🙂

[@jeandemer6699]

Kinda interesting that aspect of jews under the church, as scholars/bankers... maybe there will be some connection with the Knights Templar, that beyond its military side, would also handle church finances? As the Knights used the Al Aqsa mosque as its Jerusalém headquarters for a while, they could have had in mind the temple.

[@juliobarbosa7051]

Very interesting, professor. I am passionate about history, especially for this rich intellectual period in Sepharad's history. Thank you.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Many thanks!

[@mainstreet3023]

Isn’t usury forbidden as a practice to Jews in eg Ezekiel?

[@grahamgreene4141]

Good historical teaching.

[@merlindavilla3837]

Wow...so inspiring and educational..Now,I know why Jews are rich ... Its enemies should read this, they migh learn something from this person. MABUHAY from the Philippines!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thanks? I guess?

[@zvi303]

We aren't all rich, you know. Plenty of poverty.

[@merlindavilla3837]

There are different faces of poverty..one maybe financially rich but he might be poor in some aspects of his life...

[@nas8326]

Never forget! The value should always be in the people!

[@BruceAlrighty1991]

Sheer Providence. God be with ye

[@Viewer163]

Thanks

[@zafirjoe18]

Dear Dr. The Abramson rule is very true. And if you’re a religious person that was all part of the plan together with the pact of Umar and doctrine of the witness . But I think the that the trigger for the abramson rule here , was the המוציא את עמו ישראל ״ לחרות עולם״ Everlasting freedom explains Maharal , a Jew even when he was humiliated by their surroundings,,inside he was always a free man knowing that he is the bearer of the oracles of truth. That’s what gave them the strength to persevere. Never in history since the exodus do we find a Jews being slaves . As the biggest mitzvah is pidyon shevuim . ובא לציון גואל

[@zvi303]

Just in case people misunderstand you, Jews were enslaved quite often. As was everyone else.

[@zafirjoe18]

@@zvi303 when were the Jews enslaved in history? It’s true that in the 13th century the status of the Jews were Serfs of the king . Which in a way protected them , for whoever messed with them were messing with the property of the king . But that was only technical, even so the Mahar”m M’Rottenburg and the Rabbeinu Asher Ben Yechiel ( Ro”sh) and his son Rabbeinu Yakov Ba’al Haturim held its forbidden for this reason for a Jew to live in these lands .

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

The Maharal is great.

[@virgisignotierra]

Very interesting! Very clever people. Many people attribute the early banking systems to the Templars but they might be wrong...

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Probably

[@zvi303]

Also known as the "Vale of Tears" view. The Talmud als asks this question about the pagan Romans.

[@malvarado5955]

Thx u

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

YW

[@kerstinklingelhoeffer6759]

Impetus pl Impetus. Latin U-declination ...

[@abendstern8123]

The Jews always tell you how they have been persecuted, but never why. (Russian proverb)

[@westhoboken8167]

As Sartre said:"If the Jews did not exist,Anti-Semites would invent them".In other words,haters gotta hate.

[@abendstern8123]

@@vesnastihovic7014 Historical there were progroms in almost every country against them, they were expelled over 90 times from countries and yet they allegedly never do anything.

[@abendstern8123]

Barbara Lerner Spectre: "Europe has not yet learned how to be multicultural. And I think we are going to be part of the throes of that transformation, which must take place. Europe is not going to be the monolithic societies that they once were in the last century. Jews are going to be at the center of that. It's a huge transformation for Europe to make. They are now going into a multicultural mode, and Jews will be resented because of our leading role. But without that leading role, and without that transformation, Europe will not survive." kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWWYiKeehbmiaJY

[@albrecht1472]

Yeah. Perpetual victimhood. They never shut up

[@abendstern8123]

@@vesnastihovic7014 Last time she woke up the globe shook.