Carola De La Vega De La Vega itibaren Bada, Gujarat 370475, Indie
An excellent survey of the history of Jews in Italy between 1350 and 1550, give or take. The perspective is somewhat iconoclastic. His basic thesis is that the Jews were not being assimilated, because the elites were showing interest in philosophy, science and art, but rather that they were "men of their time." The perspective that many have had on the Italian experience is conditioned by the experience in Eastern Europe, which is not relevant to the study of Italy.
I shouldn't be adding any more books to my "to-read" shelve, but I was charmed by the idea of Greek gods falling to earth and to Philadelphia of all cities, and living super low profile jobs until they are discovered by one girl/young woman?