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Expulsion of Jews Golden Age

Expulsion of Jews Golden Age

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Expulsion of Jews from Spain The Expulsion of Jews from Spain was the expulsion of practicing Jews following the Alhambra Decree in 1492,[1] which was enacted in order to eliminate their Spanish Golden Age The start of the Golden Age can be placed in 1492, with the end of the Reconquista, the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World, and the
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A screenshot juxtaposes encyclopedia-style text about the expulsion of Jews from Spain with the claim that Spain’s Golden Age began in 1492. The joke points out the dark contradiction between celebrating the era and the persecution and expulsion happening at the same time. EN: A screenshot juxtaposes encyclopedia-style text about the expulsion of Jews from Spain with the claim that Spain’s Golden Age began in 1492. The joke points out the dark contradiction between celebrating the era and the persecution and expulsion happening at the same time.

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