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Lesson 2 of 10·Creativity and Confrontation: The History of Medieval Jewry

Jews and Christians in Western Europe

Jews in Western Europe lived under Christian rule for many centuries. In this episode, Rabbi Schacter describes the emergence of Christianity and the theological arguments that shaped Christian thinking about Jews. He also discusses how Christians and Jews treated each other then, and considers how the past sheds light on Christian attitudes toward Jews today.

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Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter is University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought and senior scholar at the Center for the Jewish Future at Yeshiva University. From 2000 to 2005, he served as dean of the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Institute in Boston, and from 1981 to 2000, he served as…

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