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RESULTS OF THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
GENERAL VIEW.

Widespread Consequences of the Expulsion--The Exiles--Fate
of the Abrabanel Family--Leon Medigo--Isaac Akrish--The
Pre-eminence of Jews of Spanish Origin--The North-African
States: Samuel Alvalensi, Jacob Berab, Simon Duran II--The
Jews of Algiers, Tripoli and Tunis--Abraham Zacuto and Moses
Alashkar--Egypt: Isaac Shalal, David Ibn-Abi Zimra--The
Jews of Cairo--Selim I--Cessation of the Office of Nagid--
Jerusalem--Obadyah di Bertinoro--Safet and Joseph Saragossi
--The Jews of Turkey--Constantinople--Elias Mizrachi:
the Karaites--The Communities of Salonica and Adrianople--
The Jews of Greece--Elias Kapsali--The Jews of Italy and
the Popes: Bonet de Lates--The Ghetto in Venice--Samuel
Abrabanel and Benvenida Abrabanela--Abraham Farissol--The
Jews of Germany and their Sorrows--Expulsion of the Jews from
Various Towns--The Jews of Bohemia--Jacob Polak and his
School--The Jews of Poland _page 382._

1496-1525 C.E.

CHAPTER XIV.

REUCHLIN AND THE TALMUD.

Antecedents of the Convert John Pfefferkorn--Pfefferkorn and
the Dominicans of Cologne--Hoogstraten, Ortuinus Gratius
and Arnold of Tongern--Victor von Karben--Attacks on the
Talmud and Confiscation of Copies in Frankfort--Reuchlin's
Hebrew and Kabbalistic Studies--The Controversy concerning
the Talmud--Activity on both Sides--Public Excitement--
Complete Victory of Reuchlin's Efforts in Defense of Jewish
Literature--Ulrich von Hutten--Luther--Revival of Hebrew
Studies _page 422._

1500-1520 C.E.

CHAPTER XV.

THE KABBALA AND MESSIANIC FANATICISM. THE MARRANOS AND THE
INQUISITION.

Internal Condition of Judaism--Division in the Communities--
The Lack of Interest in Poetry--Historical Studies---Leon
Medigo's "Dialogues of Love"--Supremacy of the Kabbala--
Messianic Hopes--The Marranos and the Inquisition--Henrique
Nunes--The Traveler David Reubeni in Rome--Solomon Molcho
--His Relations with David Reubeni--Joseph Karo and his
"Maggid"--Clement VII--Molcho in Ancona and Rome--His
Favor with the Cardinals--Death of Molcho--The Enthusiastic
Regard in which he was held--Duarte de Paz--Paul III--
Charles V and the Jews--Emanuel da Costa _page 477._

1500-1538 C.E.

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