CU5-6

** Goal ** Students will learn about the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and the subsequent Marrano Diaspora from that time until the French Revolution, with an emphasis on how they dealt with being cryptic Jews in the new communities they traveled to (and the peculiar practices of the modern Christian remnants). **1. Gain the attention of the learner** Tell story of _______, who was a US citizen banned from the US. ** 2. Relevant past learning ** Recall the history of Jewish dispersion from Biblical times to 1492. Recall also the plight of the Jews in Spain during the Inquisition ** 3. Introduce new material ** Summarize material in “A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People” pp. 120-121, 132. Read over Edict of Expulsion with students. In 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella conquered and united Spain the Inquisition became very powerful and Torquemada demanded a decree to expel the Jews from Spain. In May, 100,000 Jews found temporary homes in Portugal. The Inquisition came later to Portugal and Jews fled to North Africa — Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. Jewry in Spain did not disappear, but the Edict of Expulsion was not officially cancelled until 1968. How many years later is that? (almost 500) ** 4. Provide guided practice ** Can the students imagine the government of the United States ordering the expulsion of the Jews? Why or why not? ** 5. Provide independent practice ** Ask each student to imagine that she or her was among the expelled Jews in 1492 and choose a place to go. Come together and share the choices of places and the explanations for the choice.  **6. Close the lesson** Describe the practices of the modern Christian remnants of the Marrano Diaspora. Also, note that Jews were expelled from other Catholic countries during the 13th through 16th centuries, including England (1290), France (1306), Spanish possessions in Italy (Sicily and Sardinia in 1492; Portugal (1496), Naples in 1510), the Papal States (1569), and various German cities (between 1450 and 1520).
 * 5:6 ** **The Marrano Diaspora**