jews Flashcards
(21 cards)
when did the jews come to england?
1066
why did william encourage jews to settle?
help build trade and settle
reason of migration for jews?
-essential part of english economy
-provided money to fund largescale building projects (castles, cathedrals)
-jews were allowed to lend money to people and charge interest
why didnt christians lend money?
under church rules they weren’t allowed
what was built?
castles and cathedrals
what were jews allowed to do?
charge interest on loans (usury)
what were the jews given?
‘special status’ and ‘the property of the king’ names
what did the new names of the jews lead to?
them inviting their families to settle which established a community
what did Henry III want?
replace jewish moneylenders with christians because anti-semitic attitudes were becoming common
who did Henry III invite?
powerful italian banking families to England. In the 1220s the Bardi and Ricciardi families moved to london to worker as bankers under royal protection.
what were jews accused for?
blood libel- they use the blood of christians in religious rituals
poisoning wells- making them responsible for the black death
being jack the ripper
why were they acccused?
antisemitism and Henry III and Edward I charged them tax they had no more money so they were no longer seen as useful and expelled in 1290.
what did having protection of monarch allow them to do?
shelter in the castle during dangerous times
why did many jews become poor?
the statue of jewry
what is the statue of jewry?
1275/ made jews wear a yellow armband/badge to be identified
in 1290 what happened?
jews were expelled from england
where did they settle(industrial)?
nearby east end slum areas of whitechapel and spitalfields where housing was cheaper. it already had small jewish communities
what were jews unable to do?(industrial)
work on the sabbath day and speak english
who did most jews find work with?(industrial)
jewish tailors making clothes, hats and shoes in sweatshops
what was established in 1898?(industrial)
the spitalfields great synyagogue
