Talk:Jews and the slave trade

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Citation needed[edit]

In an article this hotly disputed, this well patrolled and this well sourced; how does this line remain?

Later scholars would challenge Raphael's assessment of the extent of Jewish participation in the slave-trade.[citation needed]

If it can't be sourced within a week then it should be removed. 97.85.168.22 (talk) 15:05, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We can do better than citing "later scholars", we can give a cited retraction from the original author. --GRuban (talk) 16:18, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"During the 1490s, trade with the New World began to open up. At the same time, the monarchies of Spain and Portugal expelled all of their Jewish subjects. As a result, Jews began participating in all sorts of trade on the Atlantic, including the slave trade."

Where is the source for this leap in logic? It smacks of historic revisionism - "Since they were expelled, they had no other choice but to engage in slave trading." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.210.129.152 (talk) 00:09, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like sources 34 and 35 in the article support it. Jayjg ^(talk) 20:54, 13 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ottoman Empire[edit]

I stumbled upon this interesting paper regarding the common Ottoman Jewish practice of keeping Slavic women as sex slaves. I was surprised neither this article nor Slavery in the Ottoman Empire nor Concubinage mentioned this subject. I don't have the time to do it now, but this practice ought to be noted in this article. Dmcw127 (talk) 00:11, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reads Like an Opinion Piece[edit]

Tons of assertions, loaded language, etc. This article reads nothing like an encyclopedic article. 151.52.95.171 (talk) 11:13, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

£20 million buyout by British Government[edit]

Suggested edit: It was the slaveowners who were bought out, not the slaves.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brmcgne (talk • contribs) 14:48, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]