A history of the Jews in Sicily from 1415 to 1439. It is the sequel to the first three volumes on the subject and covers the events during the first half of the rule of King Alphonso the Magnanimous. During this period the Jewish minority of the island flourished economically and socially.
Shlomo Simonsohn is Professor Emeritus of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. He is a former Rector of the University and Former Chairman of the rectors and presidents conference of Israel. He has published extensively on the history of the Jews in Italy, the Papal See and the Jews and cognate subjects.