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A Salisbury Christmas In Berlin, 1838, Robin Dougherty
A Salisbury Christmas In Berlin, 1838, Robin Dougherty
Roberta L. Dougherty
A Salisbury Christmas In Berlin, 1838 Manuscripts And Archives Blog.Pdf, Robin Dougherty
A Salisbury Christmas In Berlin, 1838 Manuscripts And Archives Blog.Pdf, Robin Dougherty
Roberta L. Dougherty
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"The ‘Spanish Jewish Project:’ Reciprocity In An Age Of Westernization”, Aviva Ben-Ur
"The ‘Spanish Jewish Project:’ Reciprocity In An Age Of Westernization”, Aviva Ben-Ur
Aviva Ben-Ur
This chapter explores the historical origins and development of the "Spanish Jewish Project," a movement to recast Jews of Iberian origin as "Spanish Jews" (judíos españoles). The movement emerged during the Hispano-African War (1859-1860) and sparked the imagination of a small but influential group of Ladino-speaking Jews and Spanish Christian liberal politicians, journalists, and intellectuals critical of their country's history and politics and eager to recapture the economic ascendancy of the Spanish Empire. Although the "Spanish Jewish Project" could not have materialized outside this political and economic context, the connective power of language was at the heart of …