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The Ninth of Av of the year 1492 was the date designated for all Jews of Spain to leave the country. This mass expulsion was a disaster of a magnitude that we can barely imagine. The horrors that those Jews experienced are not diminished by the centuries that have passed. Dr. David Raphael has collected accounts from those who personally lived through these events. He has translated them into English from the original Hebrew, Spanish and Portuguese, and collected them into a unique volume entitled, "The Expulsion 1492 Chronicles." We include here a few excerpts to help you better understand this tragic time in Jewish history.
For Further Reading: The Expulsion 1492 Chronicles The Alhambra Decree The Cavalier of Malaga Published: Sunday, June 23, 2002
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From the Inquisition, to the Nazis and Communists to the Arab Islamists and their friends the Democrats--especially those who were born Jews, it's a bloody history!