Speakers

Paola Tartakoff

Dr. Paola Tartakoff

Chair and Professor of History and Jewish Studies

Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences

Paola Tartakoff studies the social and cultural history of Jews and Christians in medieval and early modern Europe. She is particularly interested in conversion to and from Judaism, the medieval and Spanish inquisitions, and ritual murder accusations. Her first book was based on archival research conducted in Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia. Her current work explores Western Europe and the Mediterranean more broadly.

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