Cecil Roth

Cecil Roth ( born March 5, 1899 in London, † June 21, 1970 in Jerusalem ) was a British historian and art connoisseurs. He received his doctorate in 1924 in Oxford and was from 1939 to 1964 Professor of Jewish Studies at Oxford University. He was from 1965 until his death is editor of the Encyclopaedia Judaica.

Trained as a general historian of Italy, Roth began to focus on Jewish history, first as a journalist and editor, and later as a professor at the University of Oxford.

His work is expected to include more than 600 books and articles that have been translated into many languages ​​, including important non-fiction books about the history of the Jews in England, the history of the Marranos, the Jews in the Renaissance, the history of Jewish art and a two-volume biographical work Dona Gracia Nasi and Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos.

After his retirement in Oxford, he moved to Jerusalem and was a visiting professor at Columbia University, Queens College of the City University of New York, at the Star College for Women of Yeshiva University (all New York City ) and at Bar- Ilan University ( Ramat Gan, Israel).

Publications (selection)

• The Jews of Malta, London 1931
• A History of the Marranos, 3 volumes, Philadelphia 1932 ( 4th edition: New York 1974)
• A short History of the Jewish people, Macmillan, London 1936 ( German as: History of the Jews from the beginnings to the new State of Israel, Niggli, depths in 1954, more German language editions in 1959 and 1964)
• The Spanish Inquisition, London 1937 ( other editions: Norton, New York 1964, most recently in 2004 )
• History of the Jews in England, 1941
• The House of Nasi, 2 volumes: Vol 1: The House of Nasi. Dona Gracia, New York, 1947 ( new editions in 1969 and 1992)
• Vol 2: The House of Nasi. The Duke of Naxos, New York 1948

Editorship:

• Encyclopaedia Judaica. Keter, Jerusalem / Macmillan, New York 1971-1972
• By Joseph F. Roth and Israel Fine Stone: Opportunities That pass. An Historical Miscellany, Vallentine Mitchell, London 2005