Talk:Nagids of Mueva Sefarad

How come there was a Nagida as early as 1550? If I'm not mistaken, the midieval Jews were no more egalitarian in terms of gender than the Christian counterparts, n'est-ce-pas? Nik 12:54, 8 Apr 2005 (PDT)

I wouldn't be able to compare, but there are a number of famous powerful Jewish women in the middle ages, including Doña Gracia Nasi, and Glückel of Hameln.

Gracia Nasi rocked the world, check it out: http://www.jhom.com/personalities/dona_gracia/index.htm
http://www.sefarad.org/publication/lm/049/html/page46.html

Steg. Boroparkpyro 10:35, 9 Apr 2005 (PDT)

Btw, Just in case anyone's wondering who these guys are:

Don Isaac Abravanel, first nagid of Mueva Sefarad, was *here* a royal advisor, rabbi, and biblical commentator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Isaac_Abravanel

Nonosabasut de-el Lago, first Native nagid - *here* a chief, husband of Demasduit (killed when she was taken captive, one of the few sources of info about the Beothuk)
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/beo_clothing.html

Mohamet Averoes, possibly first Muslim nagid - not based on any *here* RL person; named after the Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rushd.

Vidal Sason = Vidal Sassoon  :-)

Ayša Toledano, probably first female Muslim nagida - also not based on or equivalent to anyone specific *here*

Steg. Boroparkpyro 10:48, 9 Apr 2005 (PDT)