The Spanish Golden Age: I Survived Jewish History pt. VI

Brief overview of the Spanish Golden Age. Delivered under less than ideal conditions via Zoom rather than before a live audience (#coronavirus)
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[@professorhamamoto]

Production quality has improved greatly; making the lecture even more impressive. Maps and other graphics are appreciated.

[@lsdlrf]

Thank you for this, Dr Abramson. I recently discovered that I am a Sephardic Jew, a descendant of Juan Sanchez, accused of being a Judaizer & suffering public humiliation.

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Your series of lectures have opened up and clarified history for me. ...Shalom

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[@EdTravelingEast]

Was working on my family history and discovered several Jewish lines in Spain pre-reconquista. This presentation was enlighting.

[@marcusbrown307]

1 that teriyaki joke was solid, pure gold. I was listening like wow that’s so interesting, then bam. Great delivery. 2 thank you professor for continuing to shine very good light on this section of history.

[@TyroneBeiron]

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Thoroughly enjoyed this history lesson. Will go watch all the others. Thank you for producing them.

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Holding out until the end. Always interested in references and suggested reading. Thanks again.

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[@leftwingistruth9105]

Beautiful lecture as always Dr. Abramson

[@TheWhitehiker]

Interesting history--quite a difference between Christian and Muslim treatment of Jews. The boy converted by baptism fascinating story; thanks, Henry.

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Can you please talk more specifically about Portuguese Jews?! My fathers side of the family recently discovered they are descendants of conversos (dad is from Brazil- ancestors from Porto) .

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[@MuslimByChoice]

Very informative video, thank u Dr Abramson

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[@jengoldman261]

Hi Prof Abramson! Do we know what was in the remedy Theriaca?

[@TyroneBeiron]

Try the Asian supplies store and ask for 'sweet black soy sauce' ... 🤣 the stuff we use in Teriyaki 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TyroneBeiron]

I checked and found there were many recipes and one even mentioned treacle as being an offshoot of it. Here's one from Wiki: "Theriaca andromachi or Venice Treacle contained 64 ingredients. In addition to viper flesh and opium, it included cinnamon, agarics and gum arabic. The ingredients were pulverized and reduced to an electuary with honey."

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Dawn of the dead

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[@hadjesti]

I didn’t know Jews invented Teryaki . That’s fascinating

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Awesome..

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[@cindys9491]

3:43 Visigoths: "No spiders or Visigoths allowed!" --Life is Beautiful movie

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

That's fascinating.

[@PC-lu3zf]

Interesting I have very distant DNA segments I found on the Gedmatch DNA site shared with Ethnic North Africans and other Ashkenazi People the Segment with the North Africans is small so may come we think from a Sephardic Jew possibly a Woman in the middle ages who may have married or converted to Islam while her family did not. The segment also has Mexican people on it a very Sephardic signal in the DNA segment world. The DNA painting of the segment is fully Levantine in origin for all matches.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Interesting

[@shahrizalabdrahman5534]

Spanish golden age??? What is that?? Piano??? Guitar???? Never heard before...

[@joshuatherighteous2256]

Shalom I'm of Puerto Rican/Dominican descent but I want to convert I'm in NYC.

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Wishing you success in your spiritual journey

[@dadsonworldwide3238]

From what I've read most often Spain was more against jews over there strong ties to Islam and the north African caliphate .

[@4trahasis]

"...ties to Islam and the North African caliphate." Any more info on this? Not denying, just quite uninformed.

[@dadsonworldwide3238]

@@4trahasis Yeah its plenty. Europe's ancestors tried to remove Islam For 450 years a inqauzision and multiple crusades to get rid if them.

[@lookman-2844]

@@4trahasis There was no Islamic Caliphate at the time of the fall of Andalusia. There were six North African states some calling themselves Caliphates, Shia kings ruled by descendants of Ali. A joint force of Jews and Muslims resisted the conquest. Many individuals fought on both sides, so it was a civil war across the Catholic-Muslim divide. It was the failure of Muslims to get there act together that led to their failure. Their courts were places of high culture, music, calligraphy, poetry, science and high arts, unlike Christendom had been. The leaders were weak and decadent. When offered the opportunity to print books they refused because calligraphy was considered superior to print, that meant books could convey knowledge quicker and the Muslims were falling behind. Even the vast collections of Arabic works were being read by more Christians than Muslims who were preoccupied by devotions. A lesson for America and the rise of China.

[@alia1512]

I don’t know much about the history so correct me if I’m wrong, but I wonder if the Jews allied themselves with the Muslims bc the Christian Rulers were far more oppressive. At least with the Muslims they could practice their religion and were in some cases elevated to positions of power. Or just left alone.

[@dadsonworldwide3238]

@@alia1512 this is Spain 800ad -1200ad. At different times in different lands each Islam , goth vulgars and Christians kicked the jew out. Love hate relationships. For example king of France thought news was charging to much interest and not paying enough tax so he expelled them and learned the hard way they it cost him more to run his own banking

[@stellak.6268]

Thank you for your presentation. It is interesting how Jews (most) keep romanticising Baal (not talking about Christians here) over and over for centuries. As if their eyes are closed and hearts hardened. While Baal is deceiving and passive aggressive. Baal followers never do anything for Jews just beacause of the goodness of their hearts. G-D said not to mix with them. And we constantly fail that test. But, that is all happening so that G-Ds word is fulfilled.

[@alia1512]

Respectfully, who are you talking about?

[@4trahasis]

"most of that has been debunked, the Jews did not seem to be involved with the actual invasion..." - @8:20 Not with the initial step perhaps, but then the garrisoning and other acts you mention, they sure assisted with / facilitated the subsequent steps of the Muslim invasion after that. Similarly Mattis Kantor in his 'The Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia' writes under the entry for 4471 / 711: "The Jews became the invaders' indigenous allies, helped them to conquer and then to rule, and as a result Jewish life in Spain began to flourish."

[@4trahasis]

@Eternal Fisherman thank you, I am always looking for more evidence and particularly contemporary records. If he has ever mentioned any text (or himself made a video) on the Jewish response to the rise of Islam using Jewish sources, I'd love to know. I recall hearing of one rabbi right before Muhammad's time expecting a messiah or prophet or some such, stuff like that.

[@supremercommonder]

Yh cause Isaiah 42 tells of a prophet to come from arabia. From the children of kedar second son of ishmeal only prophet that came was muhammed pbuh who from the hashim tribe who was a child of kedar

[@shahrizalabdrahman5534]

This is not more than rubbish...