Judaism Quote by Phyllis Goldstein

“Who’s that?” Barney asked. Pedro answered, having returned his attention to his daughter’s suitor. “Father Alonso,” he said. “He’s the new inquisitor.” Carlos, Ebrima,…

— Ken Follett

“King Ferdinand, who was himself partly descended from Jewish stock8 consulted the bishops. The bishops’ solution took even the Old Christians by surprise. Nobody…

— Harry Freedman

“Ferdinand III of Castile (who ruled his kingdom in northern Spain from 1230 to 1252) proudly declared himself “king of three religions.” Yet even…

— Phyllis Goldstein

In the Middle Ages and beyond, the target was the Court Jew who had the ear of the ruler; during the Inquisition it was…

— Jack Schwartz

“The preaching of two religious orders, the Dominicans and the Franciscans, reinforced distrust of Jews.”

— Phyllis Goldstein

“Jews would eventually be expelled from France in 1394 and Spain in 1492, having already been expelled from England in 1290.”

— Christopher Lascelles

“Little did these theologically ignorant Nazis know that the man with whom they were dealing had worked out a theological defense of deception against…

— Eric Metaxas

“In contrast to much of northern Europe, where Jews faced persecution, Spain was a haven. From the eighth century onward, Jews there prospered under…

— Phyllis Goldstein

“Of all the high-ranking Christian leaders across Nazi-occupied Europe, Bishop Damaskinos of Greece was the only one who publicly stood up to denounce the…

— Yvette Manessis Corporon

And the founder of Christianity made no secret indeed of his estimation of the Jewish people. When He found it necessary, He drove those…

— Adolf Hitler

“The year 388 saw an epidemic of mob attacks against synagogues all over the eastern empire including Alexandria, but especially fierce in Syria. At…

— Simon Schama

“Any Jew who remained in Spain after July of 1492 would “incur punishment by death and confiscation of all their belongings.”

— Phyllis Goldstein