History of the Mediaeval Jews From the Moslem Conquest of Spain to the Discove
History of the Mediaeval Jews From the Moslem Conquest of Spain to the Discove
Maurice H Maurice Henry Harris
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They waited with a trust pathetic indeed. Although their eyes were opened to the deception only when it was too late, and in spite of the fact that Alroy was dead and with him the cause — a certain number continued to believe in his Messiah- ship, calling themselves Menachemites (a name for the Messiah), and still hoped for his glorious return. How history repeats itself! The one question that interests us now is, Was Alroy an enthusiast or an adventurer? Many think that this ambitious man only... decided to pose as a Messiah as an afterthought. Benjamin Disraeli has spun a romance out of the scant material of the story, but in this way has idealized the incident far beyond sober history. He in- corporates in it the prowess of the warlike Jews of Khorasan against the Seljuk Sultan Singar in 1153. So 26o HISTORY OF THE MEDIAEVAL JEWS the incident closed, and the Jews of Asia again retired to their obscurity for three centuries more. • Notes and References. Disraeli's "David Ahoy" : This book makes deHghtful reading, and is rich in local color, but the gifted author is restricted in the authorities available to him on Jewish practice.
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