Unveiling the Jewish Role in the Historical Slave Trade

This video explores historical accounts from Jewish scholars and documents that highlight the significant involvement of Jews in the slave trade across centuries, from Roman times through the Transatlantic era. Drawing from sources like A. Witzner’s "Jews in Colonial Brazil," Hocken Wagnall’s Jewish Encyclopedia, and Jacob Marcus’s writings, it reveals how Jewish merchants dominated slave auctions in the Americas—often shutting them down on Jewish holidays—and held substantial influence over commerce, including slavery, in medieval Europe. Discover a lesser-known narrative of history, meticulously recorded yet rarely discussed, spanning from the Dark Ages to colonial Brazil.