Legal Aspects of Jewish Slavery Law in Eighteenth-Century Amsterdam
This article examines how 18th-century Jewish legal writings from Amsterdam, particularly the Peri Etz Ḥaim journal, addressed slavery through the lens of Jewish and Roman legal traditions, illustrating how enslaved individuals were treated as property and how ownership, manumission, and legal status were debated among rabbinic authorities.
Left Behind: The Portuguese Jews that Didn’t Escape the Inquisition
Yehonatan Elazar-DeMota visits Portugal to give a talk about the Jewish customs of the Portuguese Jews throughout the diaspora. While in Portugal Yehonatan visits and recounts visits to his ancestors’ towns and villages.
Interview with Dr. Isaac Amon
Brenda Lee Bohen, a contributor to Meers’ online publication and collaborator with the Jewish Museum of Rome, interviews Dr. Isaac Amon, a practicing attorney and Director of Academic Research at the Jewish Heritage Alliance. Dr. Amon traces his paternal ancestry to 15th-century Spain—a legacy that shapes his deep engagement with Sephardic history.
