Turkey's impact on Jewish Civilization
Research notes
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/_files/pdf/curriculum/Turkish_Jews_DBQ.pdf
History of the Jews in Turkey – University of Texas at office
-First Jews may have arrived on the Iberian Peninsula
- Early as King Solomon time (965-930 B.C.E.)
- Result of Jewish Diaspora following destruction of first Temple by Nebuchadnezzar (586 B.C.E.)
-8th – 11th century considered “Golden Age” for Spain when Jews, Muslims and Christians built a civilization most advanced in Europe
- By mid‐13th century, Christians controlled most of Spain and were increasingly forcing Jews to convert to Christianity. -Bayezid II also sent out the Ottoman navy to save the Arabs and Sephardic Jews who were expelled by the Spanish Inquisition.
When the Ottomans captured Bursa in 1324 and made it their capital, they found a Jewish community oppressed under Byzantine rule.
Early in the 14th century, when the Ottomans had established their capital at Edirne, Jews from Europe migrated there.
The Jews welcomed the Ottomans as saviours; Ottoman rule was much kinder than Byzantine rule had been.
Ottoman empire actively encouraged Jewish immigration from early 15th century and on.
http://www.science.co.il/hi/Turkish/
Brief History of Turkish Jews – science.co
70 C.E. Romans invade Jerusalem expel Jews from Judea and Samaria
Some of these Jews reached Spain
15th century forced conversion then expulsion from Spain
Sultan of Turkey issue decree to welcome all Jews
Ottomans protecting Jews for centuries
Jews establishing first printing press
Many Jewish doctors served
Allowed the Jews to live in Palestine
Allowed to produce work on the old testament the Sephardic communities in Turkey only that did not suffer during Holocaust
Turkey popular amongst Israeli tourists
National relations growing strong
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Turkey.html#1
The Virtual Jewish World: Turkey - Noam Avigdor Güleryüz
Columbus had to depart
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/_files/pdf/curriculum/Turkish_Jews_DBQ.pdf
History of the Jews in Turkey – University of Texas at office
-First Jews may have arrived on the Iberian Peninsula
- Early as King Solomon time (965-930 B.C.E.)
- Result of Jewish Diaspora following destruction of first Temple by Nebuchadnezzar (586 B.C.E.)
-8th – 11th century considered “Golden Age” for Spain when Jews, Muslims and Christians built a civilization most advanced in Europe
- By mid‐13th century, Christians controlled most of Spain and were increasingly forcing Jews to convert to Christianity. -Bayezid II also sent out the Ottoman navy to save the Arabs and Sephardic Jews who were expelled by the Spanish Inquisition.
When the Ottomans captured Bursa in 1324 and made it their capital, they found a Jewish community oppressed under Byzantine rule.
Early in the 14th century, when the Ottomans had established their capital at Edirne, Jews from Europe migrated there.
The Jews welcomed the Ottomans as saviours; Ottoman rule was much kinder than Byzantine rule had been.
Ottoman empire actively encouraged Jewish immigration from early 15th century and on.
http://www.science.co.il/hi/Turkish/
Brief History of Turkish Jews – science.co
70 C.E. Romans invade Jerusalem expel Jews from Judea and Samaria
Some of these Jews reached Spain
15th century forced conversion then expulsion from Spain
Sultan of Turkey issue decree to welcome all Jews
Ottomans protecting Jews for centuries
Jews establishing first printing press
Many Jewish doctors served
Allowed the Jews to live in Palestine
Allowed to produce work on the old testament the Sephardic communities in Turkey only that did not suffer during Holocaust
Turkey popular amongst Israeli tourists
National relations growing strong
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Turkey.html#1
The Virtual Jewish World: Turkey - Noam Avigdor Güleryüz
Columbus had to depart