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The Sephardi Diaspora in Cochin, India

The Sephardi Diaspora in Cochin, India

October 27, 1993 | Dr. Nathan Katz, Ellen S. Goldberg
The influx of Sephardim into the ancient Jewish community of Cochin, in south India, resulted in a pattern of social organization unique in the Jewish world: the infamous white Jew/black Jew/brown Jew system. The Jews of Cochin organized themselves in patterns derived from their Hindu social context, a system known in the West as the caste system.
Communal Organization of the Jews of Tripolitania During the Late Ottoman Period

Communal Organization of the Jews of Tripolitania During the Late Ottoman Period

October 27, 1993 | Harvey Goldberg
The Contribution of Spanish Jewry to the World of Jewish Law

The Contribution of Spanish Jewry to the World of Jewish Law

October 27, 1993 | Menachem Elon
Spanish Jewry's contribution to post-Talmudie halakhic literature may be explored in part in The Digest of the Responsa Literature of Spain and North Africa, a seven-volume compilation containing references to more than 10,000 Responsa ? answers to questions posed to the authorities of the day. Another source of law stemming from Spanish Jewry may be found in the community legislation (Takanot HaKahal) enacted in all areas of civil, public-administrative, and criminal law. Among the major questions considered here are whether a majority decision binds a dissenting minority, the nature of a majority, and the appropriate procedures for governance. These earlier principles of Jewish public law have since found expression in decisions of the Supreme Court of the State.
Toward a Political History of the Sephardic Diaspora

Toward a Political History of the Sephardic Diaspora

October 27, 1993
American Jewish Political Advocacy: Defining the Changing Agenda, Identifying the Emerging Players

American Jewish Political Advocacy: Defining the Changing Agenda, Identifying the Emerging Players

October 15, 1993
Post Soviet Jewry: An Uncertain Future

Post Soviet Jewry: An Uncertain Future

September 1, 1993
The New Geo-Demographics of American Jewry

The New Geo-Demographics of American Jewry

July 15, 1993 | Daniel J. Elazar
The New Geo-Demographics of American Jewry

The New Geo-Demographics of American Jewry

July 15, 1993 | Daniel J. Elazar
Italy: Present and Future

Italy: Present and Future

June 15, 1993 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
Quiet Diplomat: Max Fisher

Quiet Diplomat: Max Fisher

June 1, 1993
Communal Democracy, Modernity, and the Jewish Political Tradition

Communal Democracy, Modernity, and the Jewish Political Tradition

April 27, 1993
From Private Rights to Public Good: The Communitarian Critique of Liberalism in Judaic Perspective

From Private Rights to Public Good: The Communitarian Critique of Liberalism in Judaic Perspective

April 27, 1993
Democracy and Judaism: The Question of Equality

Democracy and Judaism: The Question of Equality

April 27, 1993
The Attitude Towards Democracy in Medieval Jewish Philosophy

The Attitude Towards Democracy in Medieval Jewish Philosophy

April 27, 1993
Yugoslavia: The Process of Disintegration

Yugoslavia: The Process of Disintegration

April 15, 1993