Tzafrir Barzilay
Biographic Data
| ID | 6448898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tzafrir Barzilay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tzafrir |
| FAMILY NAME | Barzilay |
| SIGNATURE | BARZILAY T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1414-1165 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Beyond the Narrative
During the anti-Jewish violence of crusaders and other Christians in 1096, several Jews killed other Jews or themselves to avoid forced conversion or Christian abuse. Later generations of German Jews highlighted these martyrs (among those killed by Christians) in their narratives and liturgy. This article focuses on these “distinguished martyrs,” examining the scale and nature of their actions through quantitative analysis of medieval Hebrew mart…
Jews, Lordship, and the Experience of Power in Early Eleventh Century France
The article explores the views of Jews in the early eleventh century on issues of rulership and power through analysis of a Hebrew text known as the '1007 Anonymous'.The article opens with a discussion of this work's account of practices of lordship, showing that its protagonist is presented as a lord.It then turns to examine papal involvement in the power struggles that characterised France, concluding that the protagonist's appeal to the papacy…
Movement, Geography, and Rabbinic Culture in High Medieval Northern Europe
Despite the distance between their different communities and the difficulties of medieval travel, the Jews of northern Europe developed typical common legal and communal traditions. Rabbinic students traveled hundreds of kilometers to study with famous rabbis, rabbis themselves often relocated from one community to another, and questions were regularly sent to faraway rabbinic authorities and were quickly answered. This article sheds light on the…
Shock and Awe
In twelfth-century northern Europe, public declarative violence was often employed to establish and demonstrate authority, lordship and power. This article argues that Jews adopted the Christian language of violence but reshaped it to communicate their own views and culture. The first section focuses on depictions of public violence during the persecution of the First Crusade, and on changes in Jewish liturgical practices supported by violent nar…
Ancient Waters from New Fountains
This article analyses visual representations of urban water fountains in two 15th-century haggadot, drawing attention to the use Jews made of water sources during their preparations for Passover. The first section concludes that these images present features unique to 15th-century Franconia, particularly Nuremberg. The second section shows that the Jews of Nuremberg made daily and exclusive use of the local urban water system, and argues that som…
Early Accusations of Well Poisoning against Jews
This article reexamines the idea prevalent in existing historiography that Jews were accused of well poisoning before 1321. It argues that the historians who studied the origins of such accusations were misled by sources written in the early modern period to think that Jews were charged with well poisoning as early as the eleventh century. However, a careful analysis of the sources reveals that there is little reliable evidence that such cases ha…
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Early Accusations of Well Poisoning against Jews
This article reexamines the idea prevalent in existing historiography that Jews were accused of well poisoning before 1321. It argues that the historians who studied the origins of such accusations were misled by sources written in the early modern period to think that Jews were charged with well poisoning as early as the eleventh century. However, a careful analysis of the sources reveals that there is little reliable evidence that such cases ha…
Ancient Waters from New Fountains
This article analyses visual representations of urban water fountains in two 15th-century haggadot, drawing attention to the use Jews made of water sources during their preparations for Passover. The first section concludes that these images present features unique to 15th-century Franconia, particularly Nuremberg. The second section shows that the Jews of Nuremberg made daily and exclusive use of the local urban water system, and argues that som…
Shock and Awe
In twelfth-century northern Europe, public declarative violence was often employed to establish and demonstrate authority, lordship and power. This article argues that Jews adopted the Christian language of violence but reshaped it to communicate their own views and culture. The first section focuses on depictions of public violence during the persecution of the First Crusade, and on changes in Jewish liturgical practices supported by violent nar…
Movement, Geography, and Rabbinic Culture in High Medieval Northern Europe
Despite the distance between their different communities and the difficulties of medieval travel, the Jews of northern Europe developed typical common legal and communal traditions. Rabbinic students traveled hundreds of kilometers to study with famous rabbis, rabbis themselves often relocated from one community to another, and questions were regularly sent to faraway rabbinic authorities and were quickly answered. This article sheds light on the…
Beyond the Narrative
During the anti-Jewish violence of crusaders and other Christians in 1096, several Jews killed other Jews or themselves to avoid forced conversion or Christian abuse. Later generations of German Jews highlighted these martyrs (among those killed by Christians) in their narratives and liturgy. This article focuses on these “distinguished martyrs,” examining the scale and nature of their actions through quantitative analysis of medieval Hebrew mart…
Jews, Lordship, and the Experience of Power in Early Eleventh Century France
The article explores the views of Jews in the early eleventh century on issues of rulership and power through analysis of a Hebrew text known as the '1007 Anonymous'.The article opens with a discussion of this work's account of practices of lordship, showing that its protagonist is presented as a lord.It then turns to examine papal involvement in the power struggles that characterised France, concluding that the protagonist's appeal to the papacy…
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