Raises questions about the nature of diasporas, of elites, and of Jewish responses to modernity.

This fascinating tour of the Jewish communities of the Ottoman Middle East, on the eve of the changes that would come to unsettle the Ottoman territories, revea

Raises questions about the nature of diasporas, of elites, and of Jewish responses to modernity.

Examines the treatment of non-Arab people under the rule of the Muslims and collects historical documents related to this subject

“This is a timely contribution to some of the most pressing debates facing scholars of Jewish Studies today. It forces us to re-think standard approaches to b