BIALLOBLOTZKY, C. H. F. (trans.)
Rabbi Joseph was an historian and physician of the 16th century. His "Chronicles" is a history of the world which he portrays as a conflict between Asia and Europe, between Islam and Christianity, the protagonist for Islam being the Turkish empire, and for Christianity, France. With these two groups he connects European history, beginning with the downfall of the Roman empire. He also includes narratives of persecutions of Jews during the first and second crusades, copied from eye-witness reports available to him in manuscript.
