Nicholas Donin

Nicholas Donin (French: Nicolas Donin) of La Rochelle,[1] a Jewish convert to Christianity in early thirteenth-century Paris, is known for his role in the 1240 Disputation of Paris, which resulted in a decree for the public burning of all available manuscripts of the Talmud.[2] Latin sources referred to him as "Repellus," referring to his native La Rochelle.[3]

  1. ^ Robert Chazan (1980). Church, State, and Jew in the Middle Ages. Behrman House, Inc. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-87441-302-1.
  2. ^ James Carroll Constantine's sword: the church and the Jews : a history
  3. ^ Rosenthal, Judah M. (1956). "The Talmud on Trial: The Disputation at Paris in the Year 1240". The Jewish Quarterly Review. 47 (1): 58–76. doi:10.2307/1453186. ISSN 0021-6682. JSTOR 1453186.

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