Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of England following the Parlimentarian victory over the Royalist forces during the English Civil … More
Category: Crypto-Jewish History
The Challenge of Modern Day Conversos
The challenge of present day descendants of Conversos may not seem comparable to the those faced by Conversos in the 14th, … More
Rabbi to Present Lecture about Hispanic Sefardim
The Jewish News of Greater Phoenix reports that Rabbi Yosef Garcia will be giving a lecture titled “Crypto Jews/Hispanic Sefardi: … More
Los Conversos en la Nueva España – by Alicia Gojman Backal
I was searching for material in Spanish on Conversos and came a book titled Los Conversos en la Nueva España by Dr. … More
Missing 400-year-old Jewish manuscript to return to Mexico
The history of Conversos and Crypto-Jews is fascinating. The historiography of the Converso experience can be just as interesting. The … More
The Many Lives of Two Portuguese Conversos
Dear Readers, I have been traveling for my engineering job a lot this year and have not been able to … More
The Other Secret Jews: Turkey’s Dönme Elite
Adam Hirsch of the New Republic recently published an article on the Donme. The Donme were Jews who accepted the … More
The Crypto-Jewish Experience: Where It Began, Where It Is Now
I sincerely apologize for this last minute posting. Its been a busy week. The Southwest Jewish Congress will be hosting … More
Converso Settlement Outside the Peninsula
The situation of Jews who fled to Portugal and were faced with what amounted to forced conversion was starkly different … More
Samuel Usque y Los Conversos
*Por favor perdonen mis errores de ortografía y gramática.* Una vez que Conversos huyeron de España y Portugal, regresando al … More