Study Guide for Avigdor Levy, "The Structure of the Jewish Community"

  • Avigdor Levy is Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.
  • What was the institutional arrangement that the Ottomans made with non-Muslim minority communities?
  • How would you evaluate the position of Jews in the Ottoman state in the time period of discussion?
  • How did their position compare with those of other non-Muslim groups? Orthodox Christians? Armenian Christians? Catholics?