Did Crypto-Jews Reach Ireland?

The migration of Crypto-Jews from Spain and Portugal to France, England, Germany, and the overseas Spanish and Portuguese empires has … More

Conversos in Bayonne: Circumcision, Mitzvot, and Dissimulation

Declining knowledge of Jewish practices increased the importance of circumcision among Conversos. Conversos attributed the same special role to circumcision … More

Conversos and Circumcision

The problem of Conversos and circumcision arose even after Conversos had left the Iberian Peninsula. The following translation of a … More

On Marranos and Sabbateans

Ezer Kahanoff wrote an interesting article on the relationship of the Sabbatean movement and former Conversos throughout Europe. Kahanoff discusses … More

The Dutch Republic and Conversos

The Dutch Republic Conversos settled in various Dutch cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Middleburg. The settlement to the Netherlands was … More

Crypto-Judaism: Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet

The following video tells the story of a little known Converso from Valencia. The individual in question is the famous … More

Crypto-Judaism: A Review of a Jewish Renaissance in Fifteenth Century Spain

Mark Meyerson, a well known Jewish historian, discusses the fascinating story of the town of Morvedre. This town near Valencia … More

Book Review: The Marranos of Spain by Benzion Netanyahu

This video reviews the Marranos of Spain written by Benzion Netanyahu, the father of the current prime minister of Israel, … More

Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism: The History of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula

This video continues the series on Crypto-Judaism and Crypto-Jews by briefly reviewing Jewish life during the Roman era, the Visigothic … More

An Introduction to Crypto-Judaism

The phenomena of Crypto Judaism and Crypto-Jews has spurred a tremendous of interest in recent decades. Prominent scholars such as … More