I've been looking for more info on this, but it's not a heavily discussed topic, which is understandable as I guess it's not that important but... How do you get Jews to come to your court? You can't invite them (however much they like you) because the religion penalty is too strong. You also can't marry a Jewish person because of the religion difference.
The way I see it, the only way to get them to your court, if you don't start off as a Jew is to play as a Norse Viking nation and abduct them, or for them to automatically "wander" to your court. The thing I've noticed with this is that they only seem to come to your court if you're an independent nation. I've never had any arrive at my court while I was anyone's vassal (and I played for several generations). While on the other hand if you're independent, several will arrive at your court. (And you can breed them, like I did in one game. And have a court with like 20 sephardic Jews in Aragon lol) But how else can one acquire more of these (wonderful) ppl without kidnapping them or starting as the Jewish Kazars?
The way I see it, the only way to get them to your court, if you don't start off as a Jew is to play as a Norse Viking nation and abduct them, or for them to automatically "wander" to your court. The thing I've noticed with this is that they only seem to come to your court if you're an independent nation. I've never had any arrive at my court while I was anyone's vassal (and I played for several generations). While on the other hand if you're independent, several will arrive at your court. (And you can breed them, like I did in one game. And have a court with like 20 sephardic Jews in Aragon lol) But how else can one acquire more of these (wonderful) ppl without kidnapping them or starting as the Jewish Kazars?
