Trudy Gold
Abravanel: Italy and the Medicis, Part 2
Summary
Trudy Gold continues to explore the life of Abravanel, focusing this time on Abravanel’s son’s connection with Cosimo de’ Medici, and the close relationship between their two wives. Part 2 of 2.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
It hasn’t morphed. Different scholars do both. So both is acceptable.
Yes, he was. Yes, he was older than the children. Yes, he wouldn’t be illegitimate by Jewish law. Wait a minute, I better think that one through. Was he born after they were married? I’ll have to try and check that out for you, Mira. It’s a very, very good point because of course it’s, Jewish law is strange, isn’t it? Because he’s only illegitimate if the mother is married to someone else.