1. Jewish History Part 2
1000 CE to Present

2. The Crusades
Christians fighting for access to the Holy Land (Jerusalem and other places)
Fought Muslims and Jews
Many Muslims and Jews captured or killed
Jews banned form Jerusalem
In Britain, King Henry I offered protection to the Jews, so the population increased there

3. Jews in Middle Ages Europe
1290 – Jews now forced out of England….
Then France….
Then Spain…
Then Portugal
Martin Luther preached viciously against the Jews
Silver Lining:
There was a lot of Jewish learning and expanding of literature (Kabbalah)

4. 1650 -1860s Jews return to England
First Jews recorded in America: 1648
Hassidism begins in Poland and Central Europe
Mood of worship should be joy
1700s European persecution again
Reform Judaism begins (Judaism for the times)

5. 20th Century (1900s) Britain and USA see growth in Jewish populations
Zionism movement
Push for a Jewish country
The Holocaust
6 million Jews murdered
Strengthened some Jews’ faith, weakened others
State of Israel
1948 Israel agreed upon by UN
Wars between Arabs and Jews ever since
USA strongly supports Israel