Wednesday Lecture, on Zoom and at the British Institute Library

by  Lisa Kaborycha

In 1600 Jacob Esperiel, a wealthy Jewish merchant of Portuguese origins, immigrated to Pisa with his family. It was a period when Jews in Pisa and Livorno enjoyed extraordinary privileges granted under Grand Duke Ferdinando I’s 1591 and 1593 livornine laws. The grand duke’s commitment to protect members of the Jewish community in the face of increasing persecution by the Roman Inquisition is revealed in correspondence between Ferdinando, his secretaries, diplomats, law enforcement officials, lawyers, cardinals, inquisitors, and the pope himself. These documents uncovered in the Mediceo del Principato collection of the Florentine State Archive demonstrate the risks that Ferdinando I was willing to take to defend his official policy of tolerance.

If you are in Florence and would like to attend the lecture in person at the British Institute Library, please register here or send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it
Only the first 30 registrations can be accepted. Please note, only people with confirmed registrations can attend the lecture in person. The registration fee is 10 Euro per person.

To join this  lecture with Zoom (no reservation necessary), simply click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82504056700?pwd=VDV5YkFZckhFTmNCdW1IdHZjUU95QT09 at 18:00 on Wednesday 10th November.