Talk:Jews and the slave trade

Citation needed

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)

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)

"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)

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

Ottoman Empire

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)

Reads Like an Opinion Piece

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)

£20 million buyout by British Government

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)