Who is a Crypto Jew?
The history of the Jews of Spain spans more than a thousand years. It ended tragically in 1492 with the edict of expulsion issued by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella … Continue reading
The History of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula During the Roman, Visigoth, and Islamic Eras
This video discusses Jewish life in the Peninsula during the Roman era, the Visigothic era, the Islamic era, and the era of the Christian kingdoms. The forced conversions of Jews … Continue reading
Alfonso X of Castile and the Siete Partidas
Las Siete Partidas, a law code written in Castilian and compiled around 1265, under the direction of King Alfonso X, the Wise (1252-1284) of Castile also referred to coerced conversion. … Continue reading
An auto-da-fé in Lisbon’s Terreiro do Paço.
Posted by Rabbi Juan Bejarano Gutierrez the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education and the author of Secret Jews: The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism
A Procession of Flagellants by Francisco Goya
A Procession of Flagellants by Francisco Goya 1793 Posted by Rabbi Juan Bejarano Gutierrez the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education and the author of Secret Jews: The Complex Identity … Continue reading
Diego y Gonzalo de Morales and the Mexican Inquisition
Gonzalo had arrived in the Indies 1520s. Gonzalo eventually owned a store in Mexico City. He was initially arrested by Fray Vicente de Santa Maria in his capacity as Inquisitor … Continue reading
Early Inquisitional Cases in New Spain
The first Converso prosecuted in the New Spain was Diego Morales. He was sentenced for blasphemy in 1525. He was judged by the commander Leonel de Cervantes. Morales was accused … Continue reading
Sephardic Shabbat Shacharit Services
My family has been hosting Shabbat Shacharit services on an intermittment basis for a few months now. We will now begin to host them twice a month. The service schedule … Continue reading
