J of the Day #1:
Haym Salomon, Polish Jewish money-lender, immigrated to NY in 1775. In 1782, he loaned $650,000 to George Washington in Valley Forge. Legend has it, Washington was so pleased with his APR, he honored the Jews with a six-pointed star on the US Seal. #theNoticing
Haym Salomon, Polish Jewish money-lender, immigrated to NY in 1775. In 1782, he loaned $650,000 to George Washington in Valley Forge. Legend has it, Washington was so pleased with his APR, he honored the Jews with a six-pointed star on the US Seal. #theNoticing
J of the Day #2:
Jacob Schiff, NY investment banker who leveraged large donations to Woodrow Wilson to pass the Federal Reserve Act, heavily financed armies and revolts against the Czar, and is widely believed to be the primary backer of the Bolshevik Revolution.
#theNoticing
Jacob Schiff, NY investment banker who leveraged large donations to Woodrow Wilson to pass the Federal Reserve Act, heavily financed armies and revolts against the Czar, and is widely believed to be the primary backer of the Bolshevik Revolution.
#theNoticing
J of the Day #3:
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, the father of war profiteering, used spies to gain early news of Wellington's victory at Waterloo (amid suspicious rumours of defeat) and flip England's entire bond market, using the profits to corner the world's gold market.
#theNoticing
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, the father of war profiteering, used spies to gain early news of Wellington's victory at Waterloo (amid suspicious rumours of defeat) and flip England's entire bond market, using the profits to corner the world's gold market.
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J of the Day #4:
Walter Sachs formed Goldman Sachs Trading Corp, Blue Ridge and Shenendoah trusts in 1928-9, which bought up their own shares to inflate the price before selling to the public, inflicting 475B(today) in losses when the market crashed 2 months later.
#theNoticing
Walter Sachs formed Goldman Sachs Trading Corp, Blue Ridge and Shenendoah trusts in 1928-9, which bought up their own shares to inflate the price before selling to the public, inflicting 475B(today) in losses when the market crashed 2 months later.
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J of the Day #5
Yakov Sverlov, Bolshevik party leader. The night of July 16, 1917, he ordered fellow Jew, Yakov Yurovsky to execute the royal family, murdering Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, their 4 daughters, son, physician, cook, maid, and footman in their home.
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Yakov Sverlov, Bolshevik party leader. The night of July 16, 1917, he ordered fellow Jew, Yakov Yurovsky to execute the royal family, murdering Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, their 4 daughters, son, physician, cook, maid, and footman in their home.
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J of the Day #6
Theodore Herzl's 1st Zionist Congress(1897) and the founding of Israel(1948) bookended the 50 bloodiest years in world history, with WW1, WW2, the Russian and 1911 Chinese Revolutions all coincidentally establishing hedgemony for pro-Zionist leaders.
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Theodore Herzl's 1st Zionist Congress(1897) and the founding of Israel(1948) bookended the 50 bloodiest years in world history, with WW1, WW2, the Russian and 1911 Chinese Revolutions all coincidentally establishing hedgemony for pro-Zionist leaders.
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J of the Day #7
Karl Marx, inventor of Communism(1848), a political theory defining natural orders of faith, family and folk as structures of oppression. Its revolutions, first financed by Zionist bankers to crush eastern monarchies, went on to kill over 100M people.
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Karl Marx, inventor of Communism(1848), a political theory defining natural orders of faith, family and folk as structures of oppression. Its revolutions, first financed by Zionist bankers to crush eastern monarchies, went on to kill over 100M people.
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J of the Day #8
Ayn Rand, inventor of Objectivism, holding that respect for individual rights is the only moral social system. Adopted by Jewish think-tanks in the 1970s, they imposed limits on right wing protectionism in favor of the excesses of global capital.
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Ayn Rand, inventor of Objectivism, holding that respect for individual rights is the only moral social system. Adopted by Jewish think-tanks in the 1970s, they imposed limits on right wing protectionism in favor of the excesses of global capital.
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J of the Day #9
Lev Davidovich Bronstein(Leon Trotsky), head of the Red Army(1918-25), backer of the Red Terror, and creator of Trotskyism, a form of permanent revolution and global communism, leading to him and the Jewish majority being purged from Soviet politics.
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Lev Davidovich Bronstein(Leon Trotsky), head of the Red Army(1918-25), backer of the Red Terror, and creator of Trotskyism, a form of permanent revolution and global communism, leading to him and the Jewish majority being purged from Soviet politics.
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J of the Day #10
Irving Kristol, the Godfather of NeoConservatism, led the movement of Trotskyites who opposed Stalin's nationalism, and being disillusioned by his purging of Jewish revolutionaries, pivoted to supply-side capitalism to advance globalist policies.
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Irving Kristol, the Godfather of NeoConservatism, led the movement of Trotskyites who opposed Stalin's nationalism, and being disillusioned by his purging of Jewish revolutionaries, pivoted to supply-side capitalism to advance globalist policies.
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J of the Day #11
Meyer Lansky, founder of the National Crime Syndicate, overseeing the Jewish Mob and Italian-American Mafia, a global gambling empire, Murder Inc. (responsible for hundreds of murders), arms smuggling to Israel,
and the root benefaction of the ADL.
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Meyer Lansky, founder of the National Crime Syndicate, overseeing the Jewish Mob and Italian-American Mafia, a global gambling empire, Murder Inc. (responsible for hundreds of murders), arms smuggling to Israel,
and the root benefaction of the ADL.
#theNoticing
J of the Day #12
Sigmund Livingston, of B'nai B'rith, founded the ADL in 1913 after alleging antisemitism led to Atlanta B'nai B'rith president, Leo Frank's conviction for the rape and murder of 13 year old, Mary Phagen, despite most press accusing his black janitor.
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Sigmund Livingston, of B'nai B'rith, founded the ADL in 1913 after alleging antisemitism led to Atlanta B'nai B'rith president, Leo Frank's conviction for the rape and murder of 13 year old, Mary Phagen, despite most press accusing his black janitor.
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J of the Day #13
Aaron Lopez, the richest man in the Jewish colony of Newport, Rhode Island, began in the whale oil trade, until costs rose, and he switched to slave trading. From 1761-74, he controlled 30 ships, the largest share of Newport's 347 hulls from Africa.
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Aaron Lopez, the richest man in the Jewish colony of Newport, Rhode Island, began in the whale oil trade, until costs rose, and he switched to slave trading. From 1761-74, he controlled 30 ships, the largest share of Newport's 347 hulls from Africa.
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J of the Day #14
Joao d’Ylan led a dozen Sephardic Jewish families to the island of Curaçao in 1651 to establish Plantation De Hoop (Plantation of Hope). By 1750, Jewish merchants handled over 15K slaves who landed there, one-sixth of the total "Dutch" slave trade.
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Joao d’Ylan led a dozen Sephardic Jewish families to the island of Curaçao in 1651 to establish Plantation De Hoop (Plantation of Hope). By 1750, Jewish merchants handled over 15K slaves who landed there, one-sixth of the total "Dutch" slave trade.
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J of the Day #15
Phelipe Henriquez, the most prominent slave trader in Curaçao, oversaw the transshipment of more than 3K slaves via Curaçao to Cartagena from 1680 to 1701, helping make Curaçao the wealthiest colony and the largest Jewish community in the Americas.
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Phelipe Henriquez, the most prominent slave trader in Curaçao, oversaw the transshipment of more than 3K slaves via Curaçao to Cartagena from 1680 to 1701, helping make Curaçao the wealthiest colony and the largest Jewish community in the Americas.
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J of the Day #16
David Cohen Nassy, founded Jodensavanne, or "Jewish Savannah" in Dutch Guyana (Surinam), home to 40 Jewish-owned plantations, at least 5,000 slaves, and a Jewish community of several hundred before its destruction in a slave uprising in 1832.
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David Cohen Nassy, founded Jodensavanne, or "Jewish Savannah" in Dutch Guyana (Surinam), home to 40 Jewish-owned plantations, at least 5,000 slaves, and a Jewish community of several hundred before its destruction in a slave uprising in 1832.
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J of the Day #17
Rabbi Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, the first rabbi in the new world in Recife, Brazil in 1638. At this time, Jews made up half the colonists of Reciffe and dominated the slave trade as creditors, purchasing the majority of new slaves to resell on credit.
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Rabbi Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, the first rabbi in the new world in Recife, Brazil in 1638. At this time, Jews made up half the colonists of Reciffe and dominated the slave trade as creditors, purchasing the majority of new slaves to resell on credit.
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J of the Day #18
Emanuel Lousada, London born, Jewish merchant owned 424 slaves in Jamaica and Barbados on his sugar cane plantations. Jews dominated the Barbadian Sugar and Rum trade by the 19th century, having been forced out of Brazil and Surinam by slave revolts.
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Emanuel Lousada, London born, Jewish merchant owned 424 slaves in Jamaica and Barbados on his sugar cane plantations. Jews dominated the Barbadian Sugar and Rum trade by the 19th century, having been forced out of Brazil and Surinam by slave revolts.
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J of the Day #19
Moses Cohen Henriques, Dutch-born Jewish pirate, plundered $1B(today) from a Spanish galleon. Landing in Jamaica in 1658, it became central to Carribean Piracy. Though only 200 Jews remain today, there are 21+ Jewish burial grounds across the island.
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Moses Cohen Henriques, Dutch-born Jewish pirate, plundered $1B(today) from a Spanish galleon. Landing in Jamaica in 1658, it became central to Carribean Piracy. Though only 200 Jews remain today, there are 21+ Jewish burial grounds across the island.
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J of the Day #20
Sinan "the Great Jew" Reis, the Pirate Redbeard's second in command, dedicated his life to brutal attacks on the Spanish for his forced exile, the largest being his attempt to hold Tunis with 5,000 men, resulting in the death of 70,000 civilians.
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Sinan "the Great Jew" Reis, the Pirate Redbeard's second in command, dedicated his life to brutal attacks on the Spanish for his forced exile, the largest being his attempt to hold Tunis with 5,000 men, resulting in the death of 70,000 civilians.
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J of the Day #21
Samuel Pallache, Moroccan born Privateer (Pirate for Hire), Rabbi, and spy, whose allegience changed with the wind. Hired by the Dutch crown to attack Spanish ships, he would then dress up as a Spanish merchant and sell stolen goods in Spanish ports.
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Samuel Pallache, Moroccan born Privateer (Pirate for Hire), Rabbi, and spy, whose allegience changed with the wind. Hired by the Dutch crown to attack Spanish ships, he would then dress up as a Spanish merchant and sell stolen goods in Spanish ports.
#theNoticing
J of the Day #22
Moses Pallache, continued the dynasty of Pirate/Spy, Samuel Pallache, serving 4 Sultans of Morocco as Advisor and European secretary and named "Prince" of the Barbary Jews. His nephew, Haim Palachi began a lineage of 3 Grand Rabbis of Ottoman Smyrna.
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Moses Pallache, continued the dynasty of Pirate/Spy, Samuel Pallache, serving 4 Sultans of Morocco as Advisor and European secretary and named "Prince" of the Barbary Jews. His nephew, Haim Palachi began a lineage of 3 Grand Rabbis of Ottoman Smyrna.
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J of the Day #23
Jean Lafitte, French-born Jewish Pirate and the basis for fictional character, Captain Jack Sparrow, made his fortune robbing ships in the Carribean and smuggling the stolen goods. His first big score was stealing and selling 77 slaves for $18k.
#theNoticing
Jean Lafitte, French-born Jewish Pirate and the basis for fictional character, Captain Jack Sparrow, made his fortune robbing ships in the Carribean and smuggling the stolen goods. His first big score was stealing and selling 77 slaves for $18k.
#theNoticing
J of the Day #24
Isaac de Costa, London born Jewish Slave Trader and Masonic Deputy Inspector General, arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1747 and built a fortune importing hundreds of African slaves, including 134 purchased from fellow Jew, Aaron Lopez.
#theNoticing
Isaac de Costa, London born Jewish Slave Trader and Masonic Deputy Inspector General, arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1747 and built a fortune importing hundreds of African slaves, including 134 purchased from fellow Jew, Aaron Lopez.
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J of the Day #25
Moses Lindo, London-born plantation owner and "Surveyor and Inspector-General of Indigo, Drugs, and Dyes", moved to Charleston, SC in 1756, beginning with 49 slaves from Barbados, and ran regular ads of his expanding endeavors in the SC Gazette.
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Moses Lindo, London-born plantation owner and "Surveyor and Inspector-General of Indigo, Drugs, and Dyes", moved to Charleston, SC in 1756, beginning with 49 slaves from Barbados, and ran regular ads of his expanding endeavors in the SC Gazette.
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J of the Day #26
Benjamin Mordecai, Native-born to Charleston, SC, was one of the biggest local Slave traders, regularly shipping slaves to New Orleans from 1846 to 1860, and made the first and largest donation to South Carolina succession to support the confederacy.
#theNoticing
Benjamin Mordecai, Native-born to Charleston, SC, was one of the biggest local Slave traders, regularly shipping slaves to New Orleans from 1846 to 1860, and made the first and largest donation to South Carolina succession to support the confederacy.
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J of the Day #27
Capt. Samuel Goldsmith, slave trader, gave the sole testimony in court in 1655 to legalize one of the earliest known slaves in North America, testifying that slave John Casor rightfully belonged to free Angolian, Anthony Johnson.
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Capt. Samuel Goldsmith, slave trader, gave the sole testimony in court in 1655 to legalize one of the earliest known slaves in North America, testifying that slave John Casor rightfully belonged to free Angolian, Anthony Johnson.
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J of the Day #28
Jacob Rodriguez Rivera, slave-trader and uncle, father-in-law, and partner of Aaron Lopez, whom he held the 2nd highest place to in the commercial, religious and social life of Newport’s Jewish community, the financial center of the Triangular Trade.
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Jacob Rodriguez Rivera, slave-trader and uncle, father-in-law, and partner of Aaron Lopez, whom he held the 2nd highest place to in the commercial, religious and social life of Newport’s Jewish community, the financial center of the Triangular Trade.
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J of the Day #29
Moses Levy, NY born head of one of 30 Jewish families in Newport, RI, where half of the 50 top tax payers were slave traders, was known to personally own at least 5 slave ships, the "Abigail", "Nassau", "Four Sisters", "Charlotte", and "Caracoa".
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Moses Levy, NY born head of one of 30 Jewish families in Newport, RI, where half of the 50 top tax payers were slave traders, was known to personally own at least 5 slave ships, the "Abigail", "Nassau", "Four Sisters", "Charlotte", and "Caracoa".
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J of the Day #30
Jacob Franks, King's agent to NY, Constable of the Dock Ward, and president of the Shearith Israel Synagogue, became a prominant and highly wealthy merchant as joint owner of the slave ships, "Abigail" and "Charlotte" with Moses Levy and Aaron Lopez.
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Jacob Franks, King's agent to NY, Constable of the Dock Ward, and president of the Shearith Israel Synagogue, became a prominant and highly wealthy merchant as joint owner of the slave ships, "Abigail" and "Charlotte" with Moses Levy and Aaron Lopez.
#theNoticing
J of the Day #31
David Franks, son of NY slave trader, Jacob Franks, followed in his footsteps as Kings agent of Philadelphia, joint owner of the Slave Ships, "Gloucester" and "Delaware" with Moses and Isaac Levy, and leader of a Jewish boycott against the stamp tax.
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David Franks, son of NY slave trader, Jacob Franks, followed in his footsteps as Kings agent of Philadelphia, joint owner of the Slave Ships, "Gloucester" and "Delaware" with Moses and Isaac Levy, and leader of a Jewish boycott against the stamp tax.
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J of the Day #32
Joseph Marks, prominant slave trader and merchant, owned at least 7 ships, operating the Triangle Trade from 1743-51, the "Barbados Factor", "Charming Sally", "Hannah", "Polly", "Dolphin", "Prince Orange", and "Charming Polly".
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Joseph Marks, prominant slave trader and merchant, owned at least 7 ships, operating the Triangle Trade from 1743-51, the "Barbados Factor", "Charming Sally", "Hannah", "Polly", "Dolphin", "Prince Orange", and "Charming Polly".
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J of the Day #33
Moses Cohen Mordecai, "probably the largest shipowner in the United States," was "deeply involved in the slave trade - the auctioning, mortgaging and leasing of babies, parents and families," becoming the 2nd wealthiest man in S Carolina by 1820.
#theNoticing
Moses Cohen Mordecai, "probably the largest shipowner in the United States," was "deeply involved in the slave trade - the auctioning, mortgaging and leasing of babies, parents and families," becoming the 2nd wealthiest man in S Carolina by 1820.
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J of the Day #34
Abraham Gradis, whose family owned at least 26 ships, was contracted by the French Naval administer in 1763 to provision French spirits, gunpowder, knives, and cloth to West Africa, taking payment in slaves to be sold in San Domingo for sugar.
#theNoticing
Abraham Gradis, whose family owned at least 26 ships, was contracted by the French Naval administer in 1763 to provision French spirits, gunpowder, knives, and cloth to West Africa, taking payment in slaves to be sold in San Domingo for sugar.
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J of the Day #35
Judah Mordechai Cohen, Dutch-born, London-based merchant and plantation owner with over 1255 slaves on his plantations in Jamaica, was one of the most extensive slave owners in the British West Indies at the time of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
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Judah Mordechai Cohen, Dutch-born, London-based merchant and plantation owner with over 1255 slaves on his plantations in Jamaica, was one of the most extensive slave owners in the British West Indies at the time of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
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In 1675, he is on record for offering a sale of 1500-2000 slaves on behalf of the families of Curaçao.
J of the Day #36
Manuel Alvarez Correa, owner of the "Savannah" plantation, arrived in Curaçao in roughly 1674 via the Dutch West India Company and amassed a fortune as one of the largest single owners of slaves in Curaçao, recording 482 total in 1701 alone.
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Manuel Alvarez Correa, owner of the "Savannah" plantation, arrived in Curaçao in roughly 1674 via the Dutch West India Company and amassed a fortune as one of the largest single owners of slaves in Curaçao, recording 482 total in 1701 alone.
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J of the Day #37
Mordecai Gomez, son of Luis Moses Gomez, of the famed Gomez Mill house in Marlboro, NY, who contributed to transforming NY into the center for American Jewry, was also a succesful Caribbean slave trader, with two ships, the "Elizabeth" and "Hester".
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Mordecai Gomez, son of Luis Moses Gomez, of the famed Gomez Mill house in Marlboro, NY, who contributed to transforming NY into the center for American Jewry, was also a succesful Caribbean slave trader, with two ships, the "Elizabeth" and "Hester".
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J of the Day #38
Judah P. Benjamin, US senator and state legislator from Louisiana, Attorney General of the Confederate States, and a founder of the Illinois Central Railroad, owned 140 slaves on his plantation, and is generally presumed to have been a homosexual.
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Judah P. Benjamin, US senator and state legislator from Louisiana, Attorney General of the Confederate States, and a founder of the Illinois Central Railroad, owned 140 slaves on his plantation, and is generally presumed to have been a homosexual.
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J of the Day #39
David Levy Yulee, son of Moses Elias Levy (partner of Judah Benjamin's father), a proto-zionist who bought 50K acres in Florida to create the New Jerusalem, chartered Florida's 1st railroad(1853), while employing 100 slaves on his 5K acre plantation.
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David Levy Yulee, son of Moses Elias Levy (partner of Judah Benjamin's father), a proto-zionist who bought 50K acres in Florida to create the New Jerusalem, chartered Florida's 1st railroad(1853), while employing 100 slaves on his 5K acre plantation.
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J of the Day #40
Jacob Naphtali Hart, German-born merchant, owned at least 12 ships and was well established in the slave trade before immigrating to the US in 1775. He became an important member of the Jewish community in NY, serving as president of Shearith Israel.
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Jacob Naphtali Hart, German-born merchant, owned at least 12 ships and was well established in the slave trade before immigrating to the US in 1775. He became an important member of the Jewish community in NY, serving as president of Shearith Israel.
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J of the Day #41
Benjamin da Costa, merchant and president of a Jewish community in Martinique, arrived with his family in 1665 with 900 Jews and 1100 slaves from Brazil, establishing its 1st plantation and sugar refinery, until being expelled by the French in 1685.
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Benjamin da Costa, merchant and president of a Jewish community in Martinique, arrived with his family in 1665 with 900 Jews and 1100 slaves from Brazil, establishing its 1st plantation and sugar refinery, until being expelled by the French in 1685.
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J of the Day #42
Juan Goedvriend, merchant on Swan Street (then, often called "Jew Street"), Barbados, where the Dutch West India Company recorded Jews purchasing 752 slaves in 1701, 249 by him, in partnership with Idem & Idem (2nd, only to Manuel Alvarez Correa).
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Juan Goedvriend, merchant on Swan Street (then, often called "Jew Street"), Barbados, where the Dutch West India Company recorded Jews purchasing 752 slaves in 1701, 249 by him, in partnership with Idem & Idem (2nd, only to Manuel Alvarez Correa).
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J of the Day #43
Abraham Cohen of Brazil, one of the earliest recorded patrons of the Dutch West India Company, purchased 52 slaves in 1662 and helped establish Jews as the primary financiers of the sugar industry and auctioneers, creditors, and renters of slaves.
#theNoticing
Abraham Cohen of Brazil, one of the earliest recorded patrons of the Dutch West India Company, purchased 52 slaves in 1662 and helped establish Jews as the primary financiers of the sugar industry and auctioneers, creditors, and renters of slaves.
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J of the Day #44
Mordecai Manuel Noah, the 1st prominent US born Jew(1785), wrote articles praising slavery and as a playright, originated "Negro Minstrelsy" due to his poor opinion of black actors. The 1st black newspaper named him the black man's "bitterest enemy".
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Mordecai Manuel Noah, the 1st prominent US born Jew(1785), wrote articles praising slavery and as a playright, originated "Negro Minstrelsy" due to his poor opinion of black actors. The 1st black newspaper named him the black man's "bitterest enemy".
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J of the Day #45
Raphael Jacob Moses, Confederate chief commissary officer and peach plantation owner with 60 slaves, would later serve in Georgia's House of Reps, stating, "I wanted to go to congress as a Jew...and do my part towards breaking down the prejudice."
#theNoticing
Raphael Jacob Moses, Confederate chief commissary officer and peach plantation owner with 60 slaves, would later serve in Georgia's House of Reps, stating, "I wanted to go to congress as a Jew...and do my part towards breaking down the prejudice."
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J of the Day #46
David Cohen, son of Moses Cohen Mordecai, owned a 1000 acre plantation. His cruelty became the subject of one of the earliest abolitionist narratives in 1838, “Recollections of Slavery by a Runaway Slave,” a graphic account of torture and suffering.
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David Cohen, son of Moses Cohen Mordecai, owned a 1000 acre plantation. His cruelty became the subject of one of the earliest abolitionist narratives in 1838, “Recollections of Slavery by a Runaway Slave,” a graphic account of torture and suffering.
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J of the Day #47
Jacob Marcus, historian and founder of American Jewish Archives(1947), saw Jewish slave owners as victims. After a slave echoed a Jewish slur, Marcus complained that "anti-Jewish prejudice was not absent on Saint Dominique even among the Negroes."
#theNoticing
Jacob Marcus, historian and founder of American Jewish Archives(1947), saw Jewish slave owners as victims. After a slave echoed a Jewish slur, Marcus complained that "anti-Jewish prejudice was not absent on Saint Dominique even among the Negroes."
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J of the Day #48
Nathan Simpson, slave trader and partner to Moses and Isaac Levy and Jacob Franks, worked with the Jobbers and Jews of Brazil and commissioned the largest shipment to New York in the early 1700s, carrying a load of 217 slaves on his ship, "the Crown".
Nathan Simpson, slave trader and partner to Moses and Isaac Levy and Jacob Franks, worked with the Jobbers and Jews of Brazil and commissioned the largest shipment to New York in the early 1700s, carrying a load of 217 slaves on his ship, "the Crown".
J of the Day #49
Gabriel Meyer, cotton merchant, began in Pine Bluff, AR in 1856, eventually owning 21 slave plantations, “all of which cultivated very successfully." Called the 'father of the Pine Bluff public school system', he served on city council for 25 years.
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Gabriel Meyer, cotton merchant, began in Pine Bluff, AR in 1856, eventually owning 21 slave plantations, “all of which cultivated very successfully." Called the 'father of the Pine Bluff public school system', he served on city council for 25 years.
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J of the Day #50
Isaac Monsanto, patriarch of the Monsanto family and one of the first Jews to arrive in New Orleans from Curacao in 1757, established himself as one of its wealthiest merchants and slave traders, before purchasing the first family plantation in 1767.
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Isaac Monsanto, patriarch of the Monsanto family and one of the first Jews to arrive in New Orleans from Curacao in 1757, established himself as one of its wealthiest merchants and slave traders, before purchasing the first family plantation in 1767.
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J of the Day #51
Benjamin Monsanto, son of Isaac Monsanto, continued the family business after they and their partners were expelled from New Orleans in 1769 for illegal trading. He purchased the second family plantation in Natchez, MS in 1787, holding 51 slaves.
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Benjamin Monsanto, son of Isaac Monsanto, continued the family business after they and their partners were expelled from New Orleans in 1769 for illegal trading. He purchased the second family plantation in Natchez, MS in 1787, holding 51 slaves.
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J of the Day #52
Manuel Monsanto, brother of Benjamin Monsanto, maintained connections in New Orleans well after the family's expulsion, and returned to Toulouse Street by the mid 1780s to engage in the slave trade, contracting twelve shipments from 1787 to 1789.
#TheNoticing
Manuel Monsanto, brother of Benjamin Monsanto, maintained connections in New Orleans well after the family's expulsion, and returned to Toulouse Street by the mid 1780s to engage in the slave trade, contracting twelve shipments from 1787 to 1789.
#TheNoticing
J of the Day #53
Manuel Méndez Monsanto, close relative of the Monsanto brothers in the US, settled in the Danish West Indies and flourished as a merchant and financier of slave labor in the sugar trade in both St. Thomas and Puerto Rico, until his death in 1863.
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Manuel Méndez Monsanto, close relative of the Monsanto brothers in the US, settled in the Danish West Indies and flourished as a merchant and financier of slave labor in the sugar trade in both St. Thomas and Puerto Rico, until his death in 1863.
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J of the Day #54
Olga Méndez Monsanto, granddaughter of Manuel Méndez, was among the 1st Monsantos born too late to own slaves. Her husband, John Francis Queeny, founded the Monsanto Chemical Company in 1901, producing food additives like saccharin and caffeine.
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Olga Méndez Monsanto, granddaughter of Manuel Méndez, was among the 1st Monsantos born too late to own slaves. Her husband, John Francis Queeny, founded the Monsanto Chemical Company in 1901, producing food additives like saccharin and caffeine.
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J of the Day #55
Edgar Monsanto Queeny, son of Olga and CEO of the Monsanto Chemical Co, 1928-1960, he grew the company immensely, producing deadly carcinogens and toxins like polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxin pestacides, widely poisoning food and water supplies.
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Edgar Monsanto Queeny, son of Olga and CEO of the Monsanto Chemical Co, 1928-1960, he grew the company immensely, producing deadly carcinogens and toxins like polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxin pestacides, widely poisoning food and water supplies.
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J of the Day #56
Dr. Jack Ruina, director of ARPA in 1961, advanced Rainbow Herbicides, including Agent Orange, made with dioxins by the Monsantos Chemical Company, for herbicidal warfare in Vietnam, permanantly destroying ecosystems and agriculture for enemy cover.
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Dr. Jack Ruina, director of ARPA in 1961, advanced Rainbow Herbicides, including Agent Orange, made with dioxins by the Monsantos Chemical Company, for herbicidal warfare in Vietnam, permanantly destroying ecosystems and agriculture for enemy cover.
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J of the Day #57
Robert B. Shapiro, CEO of NutriSweet, sold cancer-causing poison, Aspartame, accounting for 80% of food-additive complaints to the FDA, until acquired by Monsanto in 1984, where he became CEO again and pioneered “agricultural biotechnology" (GMOs).
#theNoticing
Robert B. Shapiro, CEO of NutriSweet, sold cancer-causing poison, Aspartame, accounting for 80% of food-additive complaints to the FDA, until acquired by Monsanto in 1984, where he became CEO again and pioneered “agricultural biotechnology" (GMOs).
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J of the Day #58
Dr. Rachmiel Levine, director of Jewish research firm, City of Hope, oversaw development of recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), which Monsanto introduced into dairies in 1994, despite cancer risks, contaminating the bulk of the US food supply.
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Dr. Rachmiel Levine, director of Jewish research firm, City of Hope, oversaw development of recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), which Monsanto introduced into dairies in 1994, despite cancer risks, contaminating the bulk of the US food supply.
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J of the Day #59
Alexander M. Schmidt, FDA Commissioner (1973-76), pursued many initiatives, including registering the most widely used herbicide in the US: Monsantos' revolutionary carcinogen, Roundup, which would trigger over 11k lawsuits and $11B in settlements.
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Alexander M. Schmidt, FDA Commissioner (1973-76), pursued many initiatives, including registering the most widely used herbicide in the US: Monsantos' revolutionary carcinogen, Roundup, which would trigger over 11k lawsuits and $11B in settlements.
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J of the Day #60
David A. Kessler, Biden's head of Operation Warp Speed and FDA commissioner (1990-97) approved the 1st GMOs, notably Monsantos' toxic, "Round-up ready", self-pollinating seeds, which through a viscious campaign took over the majority of US farmland.
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David A. Kessler, Biden's head of Operation Warp Speed and FDA commissioner (1990-97) approved the 1st GMOs, notably Monsantos' toxic, "Round-up ready", self-pollinating seeds, which through a viscious campaign took over the majority of US farmland.
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J of the Day #61
Rabbi Morris Raphall, the 1st Jewish clergyman to pray at an opening session of Congress (1860), "Wrapped in a tallit, with a large velvet yarmulke, he recited the Birkat Kohanim and argued that Biblical law expressly permitted the owning of slaves."
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Rabbi Morris Raphall, the 1st Jewish clergyman to pray at an opening session of Congress (1860), "Wrapped in a tallit, with a large velvet yarmulke, he recited the Birkat Kohanim and argued that Biblical law expressly permitted the owning of slaves."
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J of the Day #62
Rav Yehudah bar Yechezkel, 220-99 AD, disciple of Talmudic sage, Rav (Abba Aricha), whose firm stance on gentile slavery is written in Berakhot, “Whoever frees his slave has violated a positive commandment, as it says, “You shall work them forever.”
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Rav Yehudah bar Yechezkel, 220-99 AD, disciple of Talmudic sage, Rav (Abba Aricha), whose firm stance on gentile slavery is written in Berakhot, “Whoever frees his slave has violated a positive commandment, as it says, “You shall work them forever.”
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J of the Day #63
Rav Abba Arikha, the 1st Talmudic sage, who in 220 AD, "established at Sura the systematic study of the rabbinic traditions", leading to the Babylonian Talmud, a compilation of oral theological critiques and guidelines for Jewish racial supremacy.
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Rav Abba Arikha, the 1st Talmudic sage, who in 220 AD, "established at Sura the systematic study of the rabbinic traditions", leading to the Babylonian Talmud, a compilation of oral theological critiques and guidelines for Jewish racial supremacy.
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J of the Day #64
Hoshaiah "Roba" Rabbah, compiler of Baraitot (200 AD), famously including "With regard to bloodshed, if a gentile murders another gentile, or a gentile murders a Jew, he is liable. If a Jew murders a gentile, he is exempt." The same is said of theft.
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Hoshaiah "Roba" Rabbah, compiler of Baraitot (200 AD), famously including "With regard to bloodshed, if a gentile murders another gentile, or a gentile murders a Jew, he is liable. If a Jew murders a gentile, he is exempt." The same is said of theft.
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J of the Day #65
Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai, 2nd-century tannaitic sage and disciple of Rabbi Akiva, who is often quoted for, "The best of the Goyim is to be killed" (Soferim 15) and "You [Israel] are called Man and gentiles are not called Man." (Bava Metzia 114b)
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Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai, 2nd-century tannaitic sage and disciple of Rabbi Akiva, who is often quoted for, "The best of the Goyim is to be killed" (Soferim 15) and "You [Israel] are called Man and gentiles are not called Man." (Bava Metzia 114b)
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J of the Day #66
Caiaphas, Jewish high priest (18-36 AD), who almost 2000 years ago today, paid Judas Iscariot 30 pieces of silver to betray and deliver Jesus of Nazareth to the Sanhedrin, where he and false witnesses could frame him for Treason, punishable by death.
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Caiaphas, Jewish high priest (18-36 AD), who almost 2000 years ago today, paid Judas Iscariot 30 pieces of silver to betray and deliver Jesus of Nazareth to the Sanhedrin, where he and false witnesses could frame him for Treason, punishable by death.
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J of the Day #67
Simon ben Koseba, failed military leader (132 AD) was described as meeting Jesus in the Talmud:
"Balaam [Jesus] is raised from the dead and being punished in boiling hot semen. Those who sin against Israel are boiled in hot excrement." (57a Gittin)
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Simon ben Koseba, failed military leader (132 AD) was described as meeting Jesus in the Talmud:
"Balaam [Jesus] is raised from the dead and being punished in boiling hot semen. Those who sin against Israel are boiled in hot excrement." (57a Gittin)
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J of the Day #68
Yohanan ben Zakkai, the first rabbi in the Mishnah, didn't appreciate Jesus's ministry to gentiles, writing decades later: "A gentile who pries into the Torah is condemned to death, for it is written, it is our inheritance, not theirs." Sanhedrin 59a
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Yohanan ben Zakkai, the first rabbi in the Mishnah, didn't appreciate Jesus's ministry to gentiles, writing decades later: "A gentile who pries into the Torah is condemned to death, for it is written, it is our inheritance, not theirs." Sanhedrin 59a
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J of the Day #69
Abba "Rava" ben Joseph bar Ḥama ~300AD, one of the most quoted Rabbis in the Talmud, had this to say about gentile children: "the offspring of a male gentile is considered no more related to him than the offspring of donkeys and horses." Yevamot 98a
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Abba "Rava" ben Joseph bar Ḥama ~300AD, one of the most quoted Rabbis in the Talmud, had this to say about gentile children: "the offspring of a male gentile is considered no more related to him than the offspring of donkeys and horses." Yevamot 98a
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J of the Day #70
Rabbi Akiva ben Hosef, Mishnah writer and referred to in the Talmud as "Chief of the Sages", was executed by the Romans after the failed revolt of Simon bar Kokhba (135AD) and wrote of lying: "it is permitted to deceive a gentile." (Bava Kama 113a)
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Rabbi Akiva ben Hosef, Mishnah writer and referred to in the Talmud as "Chief of the Sages", was executed by the Romans after the failed revolt of Simon bar Kokhba (135AD) and wrote of lying: "it is permitted to deceive a gentile." (Bava Kama 113a)
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J of the Day #71
Maimonides, considered to be the foremost figure of European Judaism, decreed that a Jew may not save the life of a gentile unless standing idly by would “cause the spread of hostility against the Jews". (Murderer and the Preservation of Life 2,4,11)
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Maimonides, considered to be the foremost figure of European Judaism, decreed that a Jew may not save the life of a gentile unless standing idly by would “cause the spread of hostility against the Jews". (Murderer and the Preservation of Life 2,4,11)
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J of the Day #72
Elazar ben Yair, leader of the Jewish cult, "the Zealots", established a pariah kingdom on the plateau of Masada after the destruction of the 2nd temple. Unwilling to accept Roman rule, he forced his 960 men, women, and children to kill themselves.
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Elazar ben Yair, leader of the Jewish cult, "the Zealots", established a pariah kingdom on the plateau of Masada after the destruction of the 2nd temple. Unwilling to accept Roman rule, he forced his 960 men, women, and children to kill themselves.
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J of the Day #73
King Bulan "Sabriel" of Khazaria converted his kingdom to Judaism in 740AD to mediate their Christian and Muslim neighbors. Widely considered the beginning of the Ashkanazi race, they spread into Europe in the Hun Hordes to become 90% of world Jewry.
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King Bulan "Sabriel" of Khazaria converted his kingdom to Judaism in 740AD to mediate their Christian and Muslim neighbors. Widely considered the beginning of the Ashkanazi race, they spread into Europe in the Hun Hordes to become 90% of world Jewry.
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J of the Day #74
Kaula al-Yahudi, Sephardic Jewish general in Spain, who in 711 AD, led a conspiracy to open the gates of Christian Spain to Islamic Moorish invaders under Ṭāriq ibn Ziyad (often accused of being Jewish, himself), leading to 780 years of Muslim rule.
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Kaula al-Yahudi, Sephardic Jewish general in Spain, who in 711 AD, led a conspiracy to open the gates of Christian Spain to Islamic Moorish invaders under Ṭāriq ibn Ziyad (often accused of being Jewish, himself), leading to 780 years of Muslim rule.
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J of the Day #75
Rabbi Chasdai ben Isaac ibn Shaprut, Court minister of Córdoba, Spain in ~950 AD, built Torah academies and mentored the king of Khazar. Jews leveraged their role in the Moors' conquest to pass pro-Jewish laws, creating the "Golden Age of Tolerance".
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Rabbi Chasdai ben Isaac ibn Shaprut, Court minister of Córdoba, Spain in ~950 AD, built Torah academies and mentored the king of Khazar. Jews leveraged their role in the Moors' conquest to pass pro-Jewish laws, creating the "Golden Age of Tolerance".
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J of the Day #76
Joseph ibn Naghrela, appointed Vizier of Granada, Spain by his father, was known for excesses and corruption benefiting Jews, until being assassinated and crucified on the city gate, triggering the 1066 massacre and the end of the Age of Tolerance.
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Joseph ibn Naghrela, appointed Vizier of Granada, Spain by his father, was known for excesses and corruption benefiting Jews, until being assassinated and crucified on the city gate, triggering the 1066 massacre and the end of the Age of Tolerance.
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J of the Day #77
Rabbi Kalonymus ben Meshullam, Jewish leader in Worms, Germany, where usury and rumours that Jews boiled a Christian alive and used his corpse to poison the town's wells prompted 10,000 angry peasants to attack, beginning the First Crusade of 1096.
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Rabbi Kalonymus ben Meshullam, Jewish leader in Worms, Germany, where usury and rumours that Jews boiled a Christian alive and used his corpse to poison the town's wells prompted 10,000 angry peasants to attack, beginning the First Crusade of 1096.
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J of the Day #78
Pulcelina of Blois, moneylender to the court of Blois and adulturous mistress of Count Thibaut, was implicated in the first ritual Blood Libel murder accusation in France, crucifying a child, and was burnt at the stake along with 32 others in 1171.
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Pulcelina of Blois, moneylender to the court of Blois and adulturous mistress of Count Thibaut, was implicated in the first ritual Blood Libel murder accusation in France, crucifying a child, and was burnt at the stake along with 32 others in 1171.
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J of the Day #79
Aaron of Lincoln, moneylender and the wealthiest man in England, wealthier than even the king, whom he loaned money for the 2nd Crusade. After his death in 1186, a mob of angry debtors seiged the castle of York, protecting his business partners.
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Aaron of Lincoln, moneylender and the wealthiest man in England, wealthier than even the king, whom he loaned money for the 2nd Crusade. After his death in 1186, a mob of angry debtors seiged the castle of York, protecting his business partners.
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J of the Day #80
Isaac fil rabbi Joce, Jewish leader, thrived with Aaron of Lincoln on 40% interest loans, until killing himself during a seige on his people in York castle to force conversion (ending their usury by law). Tensions grew until the expulsion of 1290.
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Isaac fil rabbi Joce, Jewish leader, thrived with Aaron of Lincoln on 40% interest loans, until killing himself during a seige on his people in York castle to force conversion (ending their usury by law). Tensions grew until the expulsion of 1290.
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J of the Day #81
Eleazar, 1st suspect of medieval blood libel: William of Norwich was last seen entering his home on Good Friday, 1144, before being carried out in a sack to Thorpe Wood and later found dead, covered with sand, his head shaven and punctured by thorns.
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Eleazar, 1st suspect of medieval blood libel: William of Norwich was last seen entering his home on Good Friday, 1144, before being carried out in a sack to Thorpe Wood and later found dead, covered with sand, his head shaven and punctured by thorns.
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J of the Day #82
Theobald, Jewish-Christian convert of Cambridge, was quoted in 1173 with witnesses to the taking of William and the bribing of their Sheriff, stating "Jews customarily sacrificed a boy at Passover at a place chosen by lot, selecting Norwich in 1144".
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Theobald, Jewish-Christian convert of Cambridge, was quoted in 1173 with witnesses to the taking of William and the bribing of their Sheriff, stating "Jews customarily sacrificed a boy at Passover at a place chosen by lot, selecting Norwich in 1144".
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J of the Day #83
Makhir of Narbonne, 8th-century Prince of Septimania, France, self-claimed heir of King David and the prophesized "King Messiah ben Ephraim", was implicated by Theobald of Cambridge to be a cult leader, who originated the annual Passover Blood Libel.
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Makhir of Narbonne, 8th-century Prince of Septimania, France, self-claimed heir of King David and the prophesized "King Messiah ben Ephraim", was implicated by Theobald of Cambridge to be a cult leader, who originated the annual Passover Blood Libel.
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J of the Day #84
Abraham ibn Daud, Kabbalist, wrote in 1161 that Rabbi Makhir, of the line of David, was made ruler of Narbonne by Charlemagne because in 759, the Jews had once again opened the gates of a Visigoth city, only now for the Franks to drive out the Moors.
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Abraham ibn Daud, Kabbalist, wrote in 1161 that Rabbi Makhir, of the line of David, was made ruler of Narbonne by Charlemagne because in 759, the Jews had once again opened the gates of a Visigoth city, only now for the Franks to drive out the Moors.
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J of the Day #85
Guillaume de Gellone, or "Isaac the Jew", Duke of Toulouse and son of Makhir of Narbonne, secured the Banner of Jerusalem for Charlemagne in 803 and built a Judaism academy and library in Narbonne, which became the heartland of Medievel Kabbalah.
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Guillaume de Gellone, or "Isaac the Jew", Duke of Toulouse and son of Makhir of Narbonne, secured the Banner of Jerusalem for Charlemagne in 803 and built a Judaism academy and library in Narbonne, which became the heartland of Medievel Kabbalah.
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J of the Day #86
Bernat de Septimania, son of Guillaume, alledged of the line of Rabbi Makhir and King David, was accused of adultury, black magic, and ultimately executed for treason to Charles the Bald in 844, resulting in laws banning Jews from court positions.
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Bernat de Septimania, son of Guillaume, alledged of the line of Rabbi Makhir and King David, was accused of adultury, black magic, and ultimately executed for treason to Charles the Bald in 844, resulting in laws banning Jews from court positions.
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J of the Day #87
Gerberga, sister of Bernat de Septimania, like her brother, was accused of practicing blackmagic, prompting strict new laws. As one of the earliest recorded executions for witchcraft in Europe, she was cast into a river in a wine barrel and drowned.
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Gerberga, sister of Bernat de Septimania, like her brother, was accused of practicing blackmagic, prompting strict new laws. As one of the earliest recorded executions for witchcraft in Europe, she was cast into a river in a wine barrel and drowned.
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J of the Day #88
Senegund, granddaughter of Makhir of Narbonne (through Guillaume de Gellone's sister, Alda), married Fulcoald of Rouergue to form House Toulouse, outlasting Guillaume's line to become central to the Crusades and founding of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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Senegund, granddaughter of Makhir of Narbonne (through Guillaume de Gellone's sister, Alda), married Fulcoald of Rouergue to form House Toulouse, outlasting Guillaume's line to become central to the Crusades and founding of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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J of the Day #89
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse and Duke of Narbonne, led the 1st Crusade in 1096, taking Jerusalem with Godfrey of Bouillon. While unlikely that House Toulouse was still practicing Judaism, he chose to remain and establish reign in Tripoli (Lebanon).
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Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse and Duke of Narbonne, led the 1st Crusade in 1096, taking Jerusalem with Godfrey of Bouillon. While unlikely that House Toulouse was still practicing Judaism, he chose to remain and establish reign in Tripoli (Lebanon).
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J of the Day #90
Rabbi Shlomo "Rashi" Yitzchaki of Troyes, France, (whose work is the foundation for much mystical discourse) is believed to have given audience to crusader, Godfrey De Bouillon, prior to him becoming the 1st ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099.
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Rabbi Shlomo "Rashi" Yitzchaki of Troyes, France, (whose work is the foundation for much mystical discourse) is believed to have given audience to crusader, Godfrey De Bouillon, prior to him becoming the 1st ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099.
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J of the Day #91
Meir ben Samuel, son-in-law of Rashi, helped Stephen Harding and Hughes De Pain, 1st Grand Master of the Knights Templar, to translate Hebrew texts, and in 1120, Hughes and 8 others began building and, alledgedly, excavating around Solomon's Temple.
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Meir ben Samuel, son-in-law of Rashi, helped Stephen Harding and Hughes De Pain, 1st Grand Master of the Knights Templar, to translate Hebrew texts, and in 1120, Hughes and 8 others began building and, alledgedly, excavating around Solomon's Temple.
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J of the Day #92
Benjamin of Tudela, medieval traveler, made a pilgrimage by way of Narbonne to the Holy Land and back, encountering the Knights Templar on the Temple Mount in 1170, when the lost mystic tradition, 'Sepher ha Bahir', is said to have been recovered.
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Benjamin of Tudela, medieval traveler, made a pilgrimage by way of Narbonne to the Holy Land and back, encountering the Knights Templar on the Temple Mount in 1170, when the lost mystic tradition, 'Sepher ha Bahir', is said to have been recovered.
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J of the Day #93
Kalonymus ben Todros, 12th century Nasi in Narbonne, oversaw 2 converging events: Benjamin of Tudela's visit to Abraham ben David, father of Kabbalah, and Bertrand de Blanchefort moving the Knights Templar from Troyes to the local Rennes-le-Chateau.
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Kalonymus ben Todros, 12th century Nasi in Narbonne, oversaw 2 converging events: Benjamin of Tudela's visit to Abraham ben David, father of Kabbalah, and Bertrand de Blanchefort moving the Knights Templar from Troyes to the local Rennes-le-Chateau.
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J of the Day #94
Nehunya ben HaKanah, 1st century Tanna, is credited with writing the mystic, "Sepher ha Bahir" (Book of Illumination) which mysteriously appeared, after 1k years, in the hands of the Provencal Rabbis of Narbonne in 1176, between the 2nd-3rd Crusades.
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Nehunya ben HaKanah, 1st century Tanna, is credited with writing the mystic, "Sepher ha Bahir" (Book of Illumination) which mysteriously appeared, after 1k years, in the hands of the Provencal Rabbis of Narbonne in 1176, between the 2nd-3rd Crusades.
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J of the Day #95
Abraham "Ravad" ben David, a key link in the chain of Jewish mystics, initiated teaching of the Sepher ha Bahir in the 12th century and the concept of the Kabbalistic Emissary, the origin of the Tree of Life and open Jewish practice of the Occult.
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Abraham "Ravad" ben David, a key link in the chain of Jewish mystics, initiated teaching of the Sepher ha Bahir in the 12th century and the concept of the Kabbalistic Emissary, the origin of the Tree of Life and open Jewish practice of the Occult.
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J of the Day #96
Rabbi Yitzhak Saggi Nehor, or "Isaac the Blind", Son of Ravad and the "Father of Kabbalah", created much of its heresies, like its determining principle that language itself (incantation) supercedes Logos (reason), and that God is a fallible deity.
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Rabbi Yitzhak Saggi Nehor, or "Isaac the Blind", Son of Ravad and the "Father of Kabbalah", created much of its heresies, like its determining principle that language itself (incantation) supercedes Logos (reason), and that God is a fallible deity.
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J of the Day #97
Azriel of Gerona, the most famous student of Isaac the Blind, founded speculative Kabbalah, a Gnostic heresy, declaring all qualities of God are projection, and creation implies a subtraction in the creator's essence, rejecting the divinity of Logos.
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Azriel of Gerona, the most famous student of Isaac the Blind, founded speculative Kabbalah, a Gnostic heresy, declaring all qualities of God are projection, and creation implies a subtraction in the creator's essence, rejecting the divinity of Logos.
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J of the Day #98
Abraham Abulafia, 13th-century false Messiah and Kabbalist, was infamous for his delusions of grandeur, teaching a method of meditation as a path to supernatural (demonic) posession and "prophetic" vision, eventually leading to his exile.
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Abraham Abulafia, 13th-century false Messiah and Kabbalist, was infamous for his delusions of grandeur, teaching a method of meditation as a path to supernatural (demonic) posession and "prophetic" vision, eventually leading to his exile.
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J of the Day #99
Moses de León, publisher of the primary Kabbalah text, the Zohar in 1291, a forgery of 1st century sage, Simeon ben Yochai, full of heresies, like Mans' mystical power to perfect God's creation, with the aid of a pantheon of 10 Goddess sorceresses.
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Moses de León, publisher of the primary Kabbalah text, the Zohar in 1291, a forgery of 1st century sage, Simeon ben Yochai, full of heresies, like Mans' mystical power to perfect God's creation, with the aid of a pantheon of 10 Goddess sorceresses.
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*Her father, Manuel Méndez Monsanto, from St Thomas is alleged to have financed John Francis in founding the company.
J of the Day #100
St. Ignatius of Loyola, alledged in Jesuit publications to be a converso, founded the powerful Jesuits(1541). Initially open to Jewish converts, it would later convene Vatican 2 to "acknowledge the Church's Jewish roots and Jews’ covenant with God".
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St. Ignatius of Loyola, alledged in Jesuit publications to be a converso, founded the powerful Jesuits(1541). Initially open to Jewish converts, it would later convene Vatican 2 to "acknowledge the Church's Jewish roots and Jews’ covenant with God".
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J of the Day #101
Jeronimo Nadal, Jesuit Priest, "fluent in Hebrew, knowledgeable in Jewish religious texts, and was even offered the position of Chief Rabbi of Avinon in the 1560s," writing: "We [Jesuits] take pleasure in admitting those of Jewish descent." (1556)
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Jeronimo Nadal, Jesuit Priest, "fluent in Hebrew, knowledgeable in Jewish religious texts, and was even offered the position of Chief Rabbi of Avinon in the 1560s," writing: "We [Jesuits] take pleasure in admitting those of Jewish descent." (1556)
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J of the Day #102
Rabbi Abraham Heschel conspired with Jesuit Cardinal Augustin Bea in 1963 to convene Vatican 2, "working hard to remove from the Catholic Church teaching any anti-Semitic words or reference to a mission of the church for the conversion of the Jews."
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Rabbi Abraham Heschel conspired with Jesuit Cardinal Augustin Bea in 1963 to convene Vatican 2, "working hard to remove from the Catholic Church teaching any anti-Semitic words or reference to a mission of the church for the conversion of the Jews."
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J of the Day #103
Tomás de Torquemada, 1st Grand Inquisitor of Spain, became a priest as a converso, but as fears grew of subversive crypto-Jews, he diverted suspicion by calling for the Jewish expulsion of 1492, enforcing it with torture and burnings at the stake.
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Tomás de Torquemada, 1st Grand Inquisitor of Spain, became a priest as a converso, but as fears grew of subversive crypto-Jews, he diverted suspicion by calling for the Jewish expulsion of 1492, enforcing it with torture and burnings at the stake.
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J of the Day #104
Alonso Cota, wealthy Tax collector of Toledo, became the first accused "crypto Jew" in 1449, after securing funding for a war in a malicious tax scam, amid growing complaints against conversos in public office. A mob plundered and burned his houses.
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Alonso Cota, wealthy Tax collector of Toledo, became the first accused "crypto Jew" in 1449, after securing funding for a war in a malicious tax scam, amid growing complaints against conversos in public office. A mob plundered and burned his houses.
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J of the Day #105
Álvar Gómez de Ciudad Real, secretary to King Henry IV of Castile, conspired to seize control of Toledo in 1467 in revenge for insults to conversos. Deadly conflict erupted, consuming 1.6k homes in flames. His co-conspirators were captured and hung.
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Álvar Gómez de Ciudad Real, secretary to King Henry IV of Castile, conspired to seize control of Toledo in 1467 in revenge for insults to conversos. Deadly conflict erupted, consuming 1.6k homes in flames. His co-conspirators were captured and hung.
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J of the Day #106
Don Juan Pacheco, converso and Marqués de Villena, organized an attack on "New Christians" as a diversion, in order to capture the citadel of Segovia in 1474 (and perhaps the King). Although the plot was discovered in time, the mob attacked anyway.
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Don Juan Pacheco, converso and Marqués de Villena, organized an attack on "New Christians" as a diversion, in order to capture the citadel of Segovia in 1474 (and perhaps the King). Although the plot was discovered in time, the mob attacked anyway.
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J of the Day #107
Samuel ben Meir Ha-Levi Abulafia, treasurer of the infamously "Jewish Court" of king Pedro "the Cruel" of Castile, who was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for his persecutions and cruelties against the clergy, leading to the Spanish pogroms of 1366.
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Samuel ben Meir Ha-Levi Abulafia, treasurer of the infamously "Jewish Court" of king Pedro "the Cruel" of Castile, who was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for his persecutions and cruelties against the clergy, leading to the Spanish pogroms of 1366.
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J of the Day #108
Samuel Abravanel was financial advisor to Henry II, who, in defeating Pedro the Cruel, is dubiously claimed to have massacred 1.2k Jews in Toledo in 1366, without breaching the Judería, only to fill his court with wealthy Jews, like his predecessor.
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Samuel Abravanel was financial advisor to Henry II, who, in defeating Pedro the Cruel, is dubiously claimed to have massacred 1.2k Jews in Toledo in 1366, without breaching the Judería, only to fill his court with wealthy Jews, like his predecessor.
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J of the Day #109
Don Zulema (Solomon), Jewish community leader, held authority under Henry II to criminal jurisprudence. Upon Henry's death in 1379, he jealously beheaded the esteemed Christian, Don José Pichón, prompting a chain reaction of fierce public outrage.
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Don Zulema (Solomon), Jewish community leader, held authority under Henry II to criminal jurisprudence. Upon Henry's death in 1379, he jealously beheaded the esteemed Christian, Don José Pichón, prompting a chain reaction of fierce public outrage.
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J of the Day#110
Abraham David Taroç, jeweller and aristocrat, was given unprecedented legal exemption by Henry II's successor, John I in the Catholic Principality of Catalonia, during the alledged pogroms of the late 14th century, being allowed to have two wives.
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Abraham David Taroç, jeweller and aristocrat, was given unprecedented legal exemption by Henry II's successor, John I in the Catholic Principality of Catalonia, during the alledged pogroms of the late 14th century, being allowed to have two wives.
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J of the Day #111
Judah Aben Abraham of Seville, who after failing to bribe Archdeacon Ferrand Martinez, had him excommunicated, until Henry III made him vicar-general, and in 1391, he ordered all synagogues be destroyed, inciting riots and mass forced conversions.
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Judah Aben Abraham of Seville, who after failing to bribe Archdeacon Ferrand Martinez, had him excommunicated, until Henry III made him vicar-general, and in 1391, he ordered all synagogues be destroyed, inciting riots and mass forced conversions.
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J of the Day #112
Pablo de Burgos (Solomon ha-Levi), tax farmer turned Archbishop (1415), accused by Jews of converting for socio-economic reasons, drew up edicts to strip their communal rights. Martin Luther would source his writing for "On the Jews and their Lies."
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Pablo de Burgos (Solomon ha-Levi), tax farmer turned Archbishop (1415), accused by Jews of converting for socio-economic reasons, drew up edicts to strip their communal rights. Martin Luther would source his writing for "On the Jews and their Lies."
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J of the Day #113
Francisco De Santa Fe, Governor of Aragon's assessor and son of converso theologian, Jerónimo de Santa Fe (Yehosúa ben Yosef), assassinated Pedro de Arbués, Inquisition Priest, in 1485, a factor in the eventual Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492.
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Francisco De Santa Fe, Governor of Aragon's assessor and son of converso theologian, Jerónimo de Santa Fe (Yehosúa ben Yosef), assassinated Pedro de Arbués, Inquisition Priest, in 1485, a factor in the eventual Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492.
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J of the Day #114
Alfonso de la Caballeria of Saragossa, of the powerful converso and Knights Templar family, de la Caballeria, of Aragon, Spain, conspired with fellow crypto Jew, Francisco De Santa Fe, and assasinated Inquisition Priest, Pedro de Arbués, in 1485.
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Alfonso de la Caballeria of Saragossa, of the powerful converso and Knights Templar family, de la Caballeria, of Aragon, Spain, conspired with fellow crypto Jew, Francisco De Santa Fe, and assasinated Inquisition Priest, Pedro de Arbués, in 1485.
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J of the Day #115
Samuel "Pedro" de la Caballeria, converso, Knight's Templar and father of assasin, Alfonso de la Caballeria, negotiated the marriage of Queen Isabella I to Ferdinand II (his brother's godfather) and was court cleric in the Jewish expulsion of 1492.
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Samuel "Pedro" de la Caballeria, converso, Knight's Templar and father of assasin, Alfonso de la Caballeria, negotiated the marriage of Queen Isabella I to Ferdinand II (his brother's godfather) and was court cleric in the Jewish expulsion of 1492.
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J of the Day #116
King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage with Queen Isabella was materially backed by Jews, believing that he, being Jewish on his mother's side, would repay them with special protections, which he did, even after the edict of expulsion in 1492.
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King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage with Queen Isabella was materially backed by Jews, believing that he, being Jewish on his mother's side, would repay them with special protections, which he did, even after the edict of expulsion in 1492.
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J of the Day #117
Luis de Santángel, converso and royal treasurer to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain, convinced them to fund Columbus's expedition and provided a large sum himself, in hopes of finding a new place for Jews to live after the expulsion.
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Luis de Santángel, converso and royal treasurer to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain, convinced them to fund Columbus's expedition and provided a large sum himself, in hopes of finding a new place for Jews to live after the expulsion.
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J of the Day #118
Don Isaac Abarbanel, prominant financier, statesman, and tax collector for Queen Isabella I, who, prior to many failed bribery attempts to reverse the edict of expulsion, had joined Luis de Santángel as the 2nd major financier of Columbus in 1492.
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Don Isaac Abarbanel, prominant financier, statesman, and tax collector for Queen Isabella I, who, prior to many failed bribery attempts to reverse the edict of expulsion, had joined Luis de Santángel as the 2nd major financier of Columbus in 1492.
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J of the Day #119
Don Abraham Senior, last Crown rabbi of Castile and courtier of Queen Isabella I, staged his own conversion in order to become ruler of Seville, after joining Luis de Santángel and Isaac Abarbanel as the 3rd major financier of Columbus in 1492.
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Don Abraham Senior, last Crown rabbi of Castile and courtier of Queen Isabella I, staged his own conversion in order to become ruler of Seville, after joining Luis de Santángel and Isaac Abarbanel as the 3rd major financier of Columbus in 1492.
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J of the Day #120
Christopher Colombus, 1st Governor of the Indies, completed 4 transatlantic voyages, funded by Queen Isabella and Jewish financiers. Controversial for bringing slavery and disease to Hispanola, he is also increasingly believed to have been Jewish.
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Christopher Colombus, 1st Governor of the Indies, completed 4 transatlantic voyages, funded by Queen Isabella and Jewish financiers. Controversial for bringing slavery and disease to Hispanola, he is also increasingly believed to have been Jewish.
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J of the Day #121
Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia, relative of the royal treasurer, Gabriel Sanchez (son of Knights Templar, Samuel "Pedro" de la Caballeria and brother of assassin, Alfonso de la Caballeria), joined Columbus' 1st voyage at the behest of Queen Isabella.
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Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia, relative of the royal treasurer, Gabriel Sanchez (son of Knights Templar, Samuel "Pedro" de la Caballeria and brother of assassin, Alfonso de la Caballeria), joined Columbus' 1st voyage at the behest of Queen Isabella.
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J of the Day #122
Luis de Torres, born Yosef ben HaLevi Halvri, was a Hebrew interpreter for Columbus, who had expected to find "Asian descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel" on his 1st voyage. He and 39 others remained in Hispaniola and were massacred by natives.
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Luis de Torres, born Yosef ben HaLevi Halvri, was a Hebrew interpreter for Columbus, who had expected to find "Asian descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel" on his 1st voyage. He and 39 others remained in Hispaniola and were massacred by natives.
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J of the Day #123
Gabriel Sanchez, son of Knights Templar, Samuel "Pedro" de la Caballeria and brother of assassin, Alfonso de la Caballeria, continued support of Columbus as royal treasurer and received the 1st royal grant to export grain and horses to America.
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Gabriel Sanchez, son of Knights Templar, Samuel "Pedro" de la Caballeria and brother of assassin, Alfonso de la Caballeria, continued support of Columbus as royal treasurer and received the 1st royal grant to export grain and horses to America.
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J of the Day #124
João Rodrigo Mascarenhas, royal tax farmer to King Manuel I of Portugal, converted upon the King's 1496 edict of expulsion. Suspected of corruption and crypto-Jewry, he was later attacked by a mob in what became known as the Lisbon Massacre of 1506.
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João Rodrigo Mascarenhas, royal tax farmer to King Manuel I of Portugal, converted upon the King's 1496 edict of expulsion. Suspected of corruption and crypto-Jewry, he was later attacked by a mob in what became known as the Lisbon Massacre of 1506.
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J of the Day #125
Isabel de la Cruz, converso nun, founded Illuminist heretics, the Alumbrados, holding that humans can reach such perfection that one could indulge in sexual desires and sin freely without staining the soul, until arrested by the Inquisition in 1529.
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Isabel de la Cruz, converso nun, founded Illuminist heretics, the Alumbrados, holding that humans can reach such perfection that one could indulge in sexual desires and sin freely without staining the soul, until arrested by the Inquisition in 1529.
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J of the Day #126
María de Cazalla, converso disciple of Spanish Illuminist, Isabel de la Cruz, decried the sacraments, Catholic women, and virginity, teaching she was closest to God when having sex with her husband. She, too, was arrested by the Inquisition in 1532.
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María de Cazalla, converso disciple of Spanish Illuminist, Isabel de la Cruz, decried the sacraments, Catholic women, and virginity, teaching she was closest to God when having sex with her husband. She, too, was arrested by the Inquisition in 1532.
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J of the Day #127
Pedro Ruiz de Alcaraz, leader of the Illuminists, Alumbrados, espoused strong contempt for Catholicism and Spain as well as the same heretical perversions of Isabel de la Cruz and María de Cazalla. He, too, was released by the Inquisition in 1524.
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Pedro Ruiz de Alcaraz, leader of the Illuminists, Alumbrados, espoused strong contempt for Catholicism and Spain as well as the same heretical perversions of Isabel de la Cruz and María de Cazalla. He, too, was released by the Inquisition in 1524.
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J of the Day #128
Juan de Valdés, converso theologian and student of Illuminist heretic, Pedro Ruiz, was among the earliest influences on Evangelical protestantism. He was exiled from Spain, following condemnation of his work, Diálogo de la doctrina cristiana (1529).
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Juan de Valdés, converso theologian and student of Illuminist heretic, Pedro Ruiz, was among the earliest influences on Evangelical protestantism. He was exiled from Spain, following condemnation of his work, Diálogo de la doctrina cristiana (1529).
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J of the Day #129
Alfonso de Valdés, converso statesman and brother of evangelical theologian, Juan de Valdés, also released by the Inquisitor after his belligerent critiques of the Pope, went on to broker negotiations for Martin Luthor in the Protestant Reformation.
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Alfonso de Valdés, converso statesman and brother of evangelical theologian, Juan de Valdés, also released by the Inquisitor after his belligerent critiques of the Pope, went on to broker negotiations for Martin Luthor in the Protestant Reformation.
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J of the Day #130
Abraham Ben Eliezer Ha-Levi, Kabbalist writer of "Tradition of Wisdom"(1510), regarded Martin Luther as a Crypto-Jew, destroyer of Christianity, and a herald of the Messianic era, after European Jews described with joy the iconoclasm of Protestantism. #Noticing
Abraham Ben Eliezer Ha-Levi, Kabbalist writer of "Tradition of Wisdom"(1510), regarded Martin Luther as a Crypto-Jew, destroyer of Christianity, and a herald of the Messianic era, after European Jews described with joy the iconoclasm of Protestantism. #Noticing
J of the Day #131
Samuel Usque, Converso Author in Portugal ("Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel", 1553), called the Protestant Reformation a revolt by descendants of Jewish anusim, "as a judgment upon the new faith, the Jews break out of the circle of Christian unity".
Samuel Usque, Converso Author in Portugal ("Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel", 1553), called the Protestant Reformation a revolt by descendants of Jewish anusim, "as a judgment upon the new faith, the Jews break out of the circle of Christian unity".
J of the Day #132
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Rabbi of Prague ("Pathways of the World", 1596) was so invested in his dialogue with the Protestant sectarians for tolerance of Judaism that he became the subject of the fable of the Golem, a creature made out of clay to defend the Jews.
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Rabbi of Prague ("Pathways of the World", 1596) was so invested in his dialogue with the Protestant sectarians for tolerance of Judaism that he became the subject of the fable of the Golem, a creature made out of clay to defend the Jews.
J of the Day #133
Elijah b. Shabbetai Be'er, physician to Pope Martin V, whom he convinced in 1417 to receive a delegation of Jews, issue them special protections, and block the inquisition from prosecuting Jews in Avignon accused of practicing sorcery and charging 10% interest.
Elijah b. Shabbetai Be'er, physician to Pope Martin V, whom he convinced in 1417 to receive a delegation of Jews, issue them special protections, and block the inquisition from prosecuting Jews in Avignon accused of practicing sorcery and charging 10% interest.
J of the Day #134
Giovanni "Joan" Maria, lute player born in Germany and sentenced to death for murder in 1492, he fled to Rome in service of Cardinal de' Medici. When the cardinal became Pope Leo X, he was given the revenues of the township of Verrocchio, and the title of count.
Giovanni "Joan" Maria, lute player born in Germany and sentenced to death for murder in 1492, he fled to Rome in service of Cardinal de' Medici. When the cardinal became Pope Leo X, he was given the revenues of the township of Verrocchio, and the title of count.
J of the Day #135
Bonet de Lattes, physician to Pope Alexander VI and Leo X, the later, who's infamous corruption ignited the Protestant Reformation, he convinced to allow Talmud printing in Rome, remitt Jewish hearth/bank taxes, and grant amnesty for all offenses by Jews(1519).
Bonet de Lattes, physician to Pope Alexander VI and Leo X, the later, who's infamous corruption ignited the Protestant Reformation, he convinced to allow Talmud printing in Rome, remitt Jewish hearth/bank taxes, and grant amnesty for all offenses by Jews(1519).
J of the Day #136
Balavigny, surgeon in Chillon on Lake Geneva, was arrested for well-poisoning in 1348 amid the Black Plague. After "brief" torture, he gave a stunning and extensive testimony of a vast rabbi conspiracy, including the source, method, poison used, and its effects.
Balavigny, surgeon in Chillon on Lake Geneva, was arrested for well-poisoning in 1348 amid the Black Plague. After "brief" torture, he gave a stunning and extensive testimony of a vast rabbi conspiracy, including the source, method, poison used, and its effects.
J of the the Day #137
Rabbi Jacob of Chambéry, principle name in Balivigny's 1348 testimony, alledgedly distributed toxins across Europe with orders to poison public water "on pain of excommunication and by obedience to Jewish law, to kill and destroy the whole of Christianity."
Rabbi Jacob of Chambéry, principle name in Balivigny's 1348 testimony, alledgedly distributed toxins across Europe with orders to poison public water "on pain of excommunication and by obedience to Jewish law, to kill and destroy the whole of Christianity."
J of the Day #138
Mamson of Chillon, prior being executed with Balivigny and others for poisoning public wells in 1348, he testified that "all Jews from the age of seven years knew of this plot to poison Christians, and none of them could be excused from complicity in the crime."
Mamson of Chillon, prior being executed with Balivigny and others for poisoning public wells in 1348, he testified that "all Jews from the age of seven years knew of this plot to poison Christians, and none of them could be excused from complicity in the crime."
J of the Day #139
Foly of Bern, implicated in the murder of a Christian child named Rudolf in 1293, found in or beside his home and "killed in a most lamentable manner". The Jews of Bern were fined, expelled, and all property seized by Jewish userers was ordered to be returned.
Foly of Bern, implicated in the murder of a Christian child named Rudolf in 1293, found in or beside his home and "killed in a most lamentable manner". The Jews of Bern were fined, expelled, and all property seized by Jewish userers was ordered to be returned.
J of the Day #140
Elija Montalto, Marrano of Portugal, figurehead of the first elite converso movement back to Judaism with his anti-Christian polemic, "Suitable and Incontrovertible Prepositions", before serving as personal physician to Queen Marie de Medici in Paris in 1611.
Elija Montalto, Marrano of Portugal, figurehead of the first elite converso movement back to Judaism with his anti-Christian polemic, "Suitable and Incontrovertible Prepositions", before serving as personal physician to Queen Marie de Medici in Paris in 1611.
J of the Day #141
Saul Levi Morteira, secretary of Elija Montalto, moved to Amsterdam to lead a new community of Marranos from Portugal in 1616, who brought extreme wealth and reshaped it into an international trading and slavery hub, beginning the so-called, "Dutch Golden Age".
Saul Levi Morteira, secretary of Elija Montalto, moved to Amsterdam to lead a new community of Marranos from Portugal in 1616, who brought extreme wealth and reshaped it into an international trading and slavery hub, beginning the so-called, "Dutch Golden Age".
J of the Day #142
Jacob Curiel of Coimbra, Captain of two Spanish fleets in the mid 16th century, until discovered as a Crypto-Jew and being secretly released. He famously amassed a vast fortune from piracy, until his final years spent studying Kaballah in Israel under Holy Ari.
Jacob Curiel of Coimbra, Captain of two Spanish fleets in the mid 16th century, until discovered as a Crypto-Jew and being secretly released. He famously amassed a vast fortune from piracy, until his final years spent studying Kaballah in Israel under Holy Ari.
J of the Day #143
Abraham Curiel, son of the pirate, Jacob Curiel of Coimbra, was known as one of the greatest doctors of the 16th century, particulary for his fascination with bloodletting, documented in his 360 page Latin treatise on the subject.
Abraham Curiel, son of the pirate, Jacob Curiel of Coimbra, was known as one of the greatest doctors of the 16th century, particulary for his fascination with bloodletting, documented in his 360 page Latin treatise on the subject.
@EddieHylle curious what you think, should I just delete this last one and move on to the part where the Curiels become the most powerful family in amsterdam? It was the point of including the last two.
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