Researchers have shed new light on York's medieval Jewish population, unearthing new documents and evidence which points to a thriving community where the chief Jewish citizens of the city were also some of the most important figures in England.
The massacre of York's Jews in 1190 has overshadowed the fact that from the 1210s onwards there was once more a thriving Jewish community living and working in the city in mostly harmonious relations with their Christian neighbors.Now a team from the University of York's Heritage360 Streetlife project has undertaken new research on the"forgotten story of York's medieval Jewish community.
The reconstructions of the houses are based on surviving medieval houses elsewhere in York, as well as comparable houses in Lincoln. They were originally built by Christian landlords and leased to the Jews, and would have been indistinguishable from the other houses on the street where the chief Christian citizens of York lived. Aaron's house had a synagogue in its back plot, but this would not have been visible from the street.
The charter also provides a date, previously unknown, for when York acquired the Guildhall of 8th September 1231. Other charters from Durham have preserved Aaron's own handwriting and signature, a rare survival at a time when charters were usually sealed, not signed. Howard Duckworth, Warden of the York Synagogue, said,"The amount of new information that has been uncovered by the team is truly inspiring and has now been recognized by Jews, not only in the UK, but across the world."
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