Isaac of York

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Isaac of York is a fictional Jewish moneylender in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Ivanhoe," notable for embodying both the prejudice and sympathy directed toward Jews in medieval England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish character
fictional character
literary character
moneylender
appearsIn Ivanhoe NERFINISHED
associatedWith Knights Templar NERFINISHED
Rebecca NERFINISHED
Richard I of England NERFINISHED
Wilfred of Ivanhoe NERFINISHED
countryOfResidence England NERFINISHED
createdBy Walter Scott NERFINISHED
createdInWork Ivanhoe NERFINISHED
ethnicity Jewish
fictionalLocation York NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Ivanhoe NERFINISHED
gender male
hasChild Rebecca NERFINISHED
hasNotableTrait capacity for generosity
fearfulness
financial acumen
parental devotion
influencedBy medieval stereotypes of Jewish moneylenders
languageOfWork English
literaryWorkGenre historical novel
narrativeRole representative of medieval English Jews
narrativeTheme antisemitism
prejudice
religious intolerance
sympathy toward marginalized groups
occupation moneylender
parentOf Rebecca NERFINISHED
portrayedAs morally complex
physically weak
vulnerable to persecution
wealthy
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1819
religion Judaism
setDuringReignOf Richard I of England NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 12th-century England
subjectOf literary criticism on Jewish representation
usedByAuthorTo criticize religious prejudice
explore social marginalization

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Ivanhoe notableCharacter Isaac of York