The takeover put an end to the flourishing Jewish communities of Andalusia, whose capital was Cordoba. The practice of the Jewish religion was forbidden by the authorities.

During this period, Jews living in what was collectively called al-Andalus (Muslim-ruled Spain and Portugal) experienced relative tolerance, prosperity, and socio-cultural integration within the …

In 1170, Almohad Authority Consolidated in al-Andalus in Seville–Córdoba, Iberia tilted the balance of power and belief. Discover the stakes, the choices, and the lasting shockwaves that …

In the 13th century they fled the fundamentalist Almohads to the Christian north of Spain, returning after the Reconquest. Sephardim prospered in banking, medicine, law and …

The history of the Jewish community of Cordoba follows that of the Arab occupation and Almohad and Almoravid invasions, which limited the freedom granted to the Jews when they weren’t …

May 17, 2022 · The Sephardic community of Spain was once the most populous and prosperous Jewish community in Europe, having harmoniously existed and flourished under both Muslim …

Dec 17, 2019 · With the Almohad invasion of Spain in 1147, the Jews were forced to either accept Islam or to flee, and Jewish life in Muslim Spain virtually ceased as Andalusian Jewry …

The expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 was a seminal event in Jewish history. The Alhambra Decree put an end to 1,500 glorious years of Jewish community life on Spanish soil, by …

Increased immigration of both Muslims and Jews from Islamic lands rapidly built Spain into a major political and cultural center, from Andalusia in the south to Bar celona in the north. …

Sephardic Jews are Iberian Jews who were forced to convert to Catholicism or face expulsion from Spain after 1492. In this great migration movement, at least 100,000 to 300,000 Spanish …