History of European Jews in the Middle Ages

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History of European Jews in the Middle Ages covers Jewish history in Europe in the period from the 5th to the 15th century. Jews had been present in Europe since antiquity and experienced during that time, as well as during the early Middle Ages, a gradual diaspora shifting from the Levant to Europe. These Jewish individuals settled primarily in the regions of Central Europe dominated by the Holy Roman Empire and Southern Europe dominated by various Iberian kingdoms. As with Christianity, the Middle Ages were a period in which Judaism became mostly overshadowed by Islam in the Middle East, and an increasingly influential part of the socio-cultural and intellectual landscape of Europe. The status of Jews in Christian Europe was defined by St Augustine's witness theology and Roman law. This allowed Jews to live relatively safely in a Christian society and even enjoy a certain degree of religious toleration up to the twelfth century. The Jews who immigrated to Iberia, and their descendants...

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