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The Jews of medieval Europe were a distinct people yet also deeply rooted in their local and urban communities. There was a great deal of mutual influence and interaction between these communities and their neighbours, as well as moment of crisis and acute violence.

Historian Miri Rubin will explore the rich history of Jews and their communities in medieval Europe. She’ll review what we can learn about the communities themselves as well as what they can tell us about the diversity of European cities and their capacities to manage – not always equitably – the variety of groups that called them home.