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The expulsion of the Jews from Sicily began in 1493 when the Spanish Inquisition reached the island of Sicily and its population of more than 30,000 Jews.
Italians, Sicilian Americans, Greeks, Normans, Other people of the Mediterranean sea. The Sicilians ( Sicilian: Siciliani ), or Sicilian people, are a Romance -speaking ethnic group who are indigenous to the island of Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the largest and most populous of the autonomous regions of Italy .
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Apr 24, 2017 · PALERMO, Sicily — Sicily’s Jews were banished from this island in 1492, the victims of a Spanish edict that forced thousands to leave and others to convert to Roman Catholicism. More than...
Sep 12, 2011 · The gathering, which brought together a passel of prominent Italian rabbis and more than a dozen mostly Sicilian descendants of Jews, was an important step for Siracusa: It marked the first time ...
BRILL, 2003 - History - 360 pages. This book examines the presence of the converted Jews in Sicily following the 1492 expulsion, discussing their legal status, economic activities and...
Jan 12, 2014 · Historical map of Sicily. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. David B. Green. Follow. Jan 12, 2014. On January 12, 1493, the expulsion of the Jews of Sicily took effect, some six-and-a-half months after it was proclaimed.
Jun 15, 2014 · At the end of the 15th century, Spain, which ruled in Sicily, expelled the Jews from its entire domain. Now the serendipitous discovery of an ancient mikveh , thought to be the oldest in Europe, has excited archaeologists and historians – and spurred the revival of Jewish life on the island.
