Plague and Commemoration Among Iberian Jews
by
Susan L. Einbinder
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018
The Black Death of 1348-50 devastated Europe. With mortality estimates ranging from thirty to sixty percent of the population, it was arguably the most significant event of the fourteenth century. Nonetheless, its force varied across the continent, and so did the ways people responded to it. Surprisingly,...