# #123 - Spanish Jewry I - The Dark Ages: The Forced Conversion of the Jews

From **History For The Curious** by R Aubrey Hersh;Mena Reisner.

- **Published:** Tue, 07 May 2024 17:47:53 +0100
- **Duration:** 34:39
- **Audio:** https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/km9yb5xbv5ecad89/HC017_-_Spain_I_-_Assembled_mixdown_FINAL7yu94.mp3
- **Page:** https://rabbiaubreyhersh.podbean.com/e/spanish-jewry-i-the-visigoths/
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The history of the Jews in Spain has always been part of our collective memory. But the real story starts 1,000 years earlier.
 
Long before the Rishonim, flourishing communities existed. What were their lives like? Why do we not know more about them? And what happened in 711CE?
 
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<p>Chapters</p>
<p>00:00 The Visigothic Period: Anti-Jewish Legislation and Forced Conversions</p>
<p>15:40 The Muslim Invasion: The Golden Age of Spain for Jews</p>
<p>33:43 Uncovering the Forgotten History: The Jews of Spain</p>