The Jews of Moslem Spain, Vol. 1

Called by Choice €œthe most comprehensive survey of a magnificent era,€ The Jews of Moslem Spain takes the reader on a journey through history, from 711 C.E. on the slopes of Gibraltar (when the Moslems conquered the Iberian peninsula) through the centuries of the flowering of Jewish culture, €œThe Golden Age of Spanish Jewry€ and closes with the 11th century re-conquest of Spain.

The books (Volume 1 and the combined Volumes 2/3) are peopled with soldiers and rabbinic scholars, viziers in the caliph€s court, poets and converts, courtiers and intellectuals.