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Carsten Schapkow have just recently published a book discussing the perception of Iberian-Sephardic History among German-Speaking Jews from 1779 until 1939. The book is published in German by Böhlau Publishers (Cologne, Weimar, Vienna) this October 2011. Carsten has been contacted by eSefarad and tell us the following: My new book Vorbild …

Eminent Talmudist; born in western Germany about 1250; died in Toledo, Spain, 1328. His family was prominent for learning and piety; his father having been a learned Talmudist, and one of his ancestors (not his grandfather) having been Eliezer Ben Nathan (). Settles in Toledo. Asher ben Jehiel was the …