The Jews in Sicily. / Volume sixteen, : Notaries of Trapani (end), Erice (Monte San Guiliano), Mazara, Termini Imerese, Corleone and Sciacca / / by Shlomo Simonsohn.

• Superior document: Studia post-Biblica ; 48/3
• Author: Simonsohn, Shlomo, 1923-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Documentary history of the Jews of Italy ; 30.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (704 p.)
• Notes: "Also represents volume 115 of the Publications of the Diaspora Research Institute, the School of Jewish Studies, Tel Aviv University"--Vol. 1, pages vii. Vol. 2 is volume 140 of the same.

This volume of the Documentary History of the Jews in Italy is the eighth of the second series, illustrating the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It is the sequel to the eight volumes of the first series. Notarial deeds drawn up by public notaries in Palermo and elsewhere and cases brought before the Pretorian Court in Palermo present a kaleidoscopic picture of the private lives of the Jews of Sicily during the last three centuries of their presence on the island. They illustrate the economic, social and religious history of the Jewish minority and the relations with the Christian majority. Much information is provided on trade and commerce, crafts and professions, religious and family life. Some light is thrown also on the internal life of the communities, particularly the larger ones, including organization and institutions, the synagogue, education, customs and traditions. Although the surviving legal deeds present only a fraction of the total drawn up in those years, they are copious and abundant. Over 30,000 documents of this group were selected for publication, most appearing here for the first time. While some documents are discussed at length, the majority are only presented in summary form. The volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction will appear at the end of the series.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / S. Simonsohn -- Not. Nicolὸ Tobia / S. Simonsohn -- Indexes / S. Simonsohn.