The subject History of the Jewish People deals with the history and culture of the Jewish people over a period of more than two and a half thousand years

from the era of the Second Temple to contemporary history,
in its entirety as well as in its manifold manifestations,
in continuity and change in the various epochs and spaces.

The illustration above shows the title page designed by Artur Szyk for "Visual History of Nations, Israel (1948)" (© CC The Arthur Szyk Society, Burlingame, CA).

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Jews before the Imperial Court of Justice

25 June 2025 History of the Jewish people Lecture

For centuries, the Imperial Court of Justice occupied a unique position in the constitutional life of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation due to its wide-ranging remit. Together with the Imperial Chamber Court, the authority formed the highest jurisdiction of the empire.

Dr. Tobias Schenk from the Lower Saxony Academy of Sciences in Göttingen is researching the extent to which Jews appealed to the imperial court, both individually and corporately, and will be sharing his research findings with us this evening.