Synopses & Reviews
The writing of English history has mainly been framed without taking note of the Jewish presence at all; here, for the first time, Jews are shown as an integral part of English religious and social history. David S. Katz examines hitherto unexplored topics such as the Jewish advocates of Henry VIII's divorce and the Jewish conspirators of Elizabethan England, as well as contributing to continuing debate on subjects such as the role of Jewish finance and the emergence of Anglo-Jewish institutions. This extensively researched and readable history of the Jews in England over almost four centuries will be essential reading for those interested in English and Jewish history alike.
Review
"Katz,...one of the luminaries of Anglo-Jewish scholarship, places the history of the Jews of England squarely within the context of English history. His balanced and penetrating analysis--based on documents in five languages, from five nations and covering a 400-year period--contains information that may very well surprise some readers."--
Choice"This important, scholarly book forcefully demonstrates that the demarginalization and deghettoization of Anglo-Jewish history serve to enhance our understanding of many central national themes."--he Historian
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-432) and index.