Trudy Gold
The Empress Maria Theresa, Joseph II and the Jews
Summary
Trudy Gold explores what life was like for the Jewish people living during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa and her son, the Emperor Joseph II.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
Because the Ottomans at this period were far more liberal in their attitude to Jews. You know, we have begun to look at the Ottoman Empire, but we’re doing a lot more on it as wend our way through Jewish history. Look, it’s fascinating. Islam, there is no problem for a Jew to live under Islam. You can become a grand vizier. You can do what you like, provided you accept the superiority of Islam.