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- ↑ Paul Johnson, A History of the Jews, p.237 "Despite the exactions of the state, the Venetian [Jewish] community flourished. It was divided into three nations, the Penentines in Spain, the Levantines who were Turkish subjects, and the Natione Tedesca or Jews of German origin, the oldest and least wealthy section. They alone were allowed to practice money lending and they spoke Italian. But they were not granted Venetian citizenship;..."
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