[Jewish physicians and neophytes in Provence (1460-1525)]

The legal archives of Provence (France) allows study of the lineage of Jewish physicians and their problems after their expulsion in 1501. This was possible because in Aix, there is much information on their community, trade, family and intellectual interests. Accordingly, we could follow the changes observed in the families of the physicians; these ilim judei who were leading citizens. They were also rationalist and often decided to adopt the religion of the majority. Was their medicine transmitted to the next generation? Which profession was chosen by their sons and their family? What was their heritage?