England's Ethnic Cleansing of the Jews: A Compelling insight into the Exploitation and victimisation of medieval Jewry - Leonie Star

It is All Saints' Day, 1 November 1290, and every single one of England's Jews must leave the country or be put to death.

In 13th century England some Jews have become among the wealthiest in the land. Yet they are owned by the King; this ultimately proves their downfall. The pious and prejudiced Edward I has passed a law forbidding Jewish money-lending. Italian financiers operating in England now provide him with this service. The value of his Jews is rapidly diminishing.

By royal edict, the first permanent ethnic cleansing of a Jewish population from a whole country in the history of Europe takes place. It has a malevolent influence that grows over time, culminating with horrific effect in the 20th century.

'A lively account of Anglo-Jewish history in the Middle Ages, it clearly sets its story within a number of contexts without losing sight of the needs of the general reader. Those who already know something of the subject and those who know nothing will equally find it of value.

Thoroughly recommended. - Professor Aubrey Newman, former President of the Jewish Historical Society of England

"This masterful book brings home to us the little-known story of the English expulsion of the Jews, 650 years before the Nazis. It shows how misreading of religious scriptures can give the persecutors a shocking sense of self-righteousness. — The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG Justice of the High Court of Australia 1996-2009

'Leonie Star's book tells the astonishing and little-known story of the expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290, a chilling precursor of the horrifying examples of 'ethnic cleansing' around the globe in the late 2oth and early 21st centuries. It is a fascinating story, told with impeccable scholarship and the flair of a story-teller. It reveals a remarkable tension between the emerging rule of law based on the generality of legal principle necessary for a stable society, and discrimination, prejudice and even hatred! - Professor Michael Coper, former Dean of Law, The Australian National University

Sid Harta Publishing 2013, paperback

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