Carsten Schapkow is associate professor of history and Judaic studies at the University of Oklahoma.

The study touches on several interesting aspects.... The German Jewish discovery of Jewish life in medieval Spain provides an intriguing perspective on a Jewish community in transition.

• Chapter 1:Iberian-Sephardic Culture as Intercultural System of Reference: Between Appropriation and Disassociation Chapter 2:The Significance of Iberian-Sephardic Culture for the HaskalahChapter 3: The Origins of the Science of Judaism: Iberian-Sephardic Jews as Proponents of a European Cultural TraditionChapter 4 Jewish Historiography and Jewish History in Spain as a Counter-ModelChapter 5:Adaptations of the Iberian Role and Counter ModelConclusion

Carsten Schapkow is associate professor of history and Judaic studies at the University of Oklahoma.

The study touches on several interesting aspects.... The German Jewish discovery of Jewish life in medieval Spain provides an intriguing perspective on a Jewish community in transition.

• Chapter 1:Iberian-Sephardic Culture as Intercultural System of Reference: Between Appropriation and Disassociation Chapter 2:The Significance of Iberian-Sephardic Culture for the HaskalahChapter 3: The Origins of the Science of Judaism: Iberian-Sephardic Jews as Proponents of a European Cultural TraditionChapter 4 Jewish Historiography and Jewish History in Spain as a Counter-ModelChapter 5:Adaptations of the Iberian Role and Counter ModelConclusion

Carsten Schapkow is associate professor of history and Judaic studies at the University of Oklahoma.

The study touches on several interesting aspects.... The German Jewish discovery of Jewish life in medieval Spain provides an intriguing perspective on a Jewish community in transition.

• Chapter 1:Iberian-Sephardic Culture as Intercultural System of Reference: Between Appropriation and Disassociation Chapter 2:The Significance of Iberian-Sephardic Culture for the HaskalahChapter 3: The Origins of the Science of Judaism: Iberian-Sephardic Jews as Proponents of a European Cultural TraditionChapter 4 Jewish Historiography and Jewish History in Spain as a Counter-ModelChapter 5:Adaptations of the Iberian Role and Counter ModelConclusion