Forced Conversion in Christianity, Judaism and Islam

I just received a library copy of the incredible new work on forced conversions, titled, Forced Conversion in Christianity, Judaism … More

Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet y Los Anusim

Este video discute una pregurant que se le hizo al Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Pereft acerca de Anusim (Judios forzados … More

Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet- Divorced Anusim and Abandoning Children for the sake of heaven.

This is an overview of the entire responsum we started to discuss sometime ago where the Ribash (Rabbi Isaac bar … More

Jewish Conquistadors in the New World: The Early Years

Three events transpired in 1492 in the Iberian Peninsula, which had tremendous ramifications for years to come. The first was … More

Dissimulation and Deceit in Early Modern Europe

In this book, twelve scholars of early modern history analyze various categories and cases of deception and false identity in … More

The Life of Rabbi Jacob Sasportas

Rabbi Jacob Sasportas was a fascinating individual that was active during the turmoil of the Sabbatean movement. Rabbi Jacob Sasportas … More

Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement: The Unlikely Supporters of Sabbatai Zevi

The Kindle version is on sale at Amazon today for only .99 cents! In 1665-1666 the messianic movement of Sabbatai … More

Council of the Sephardic Communities of Jerusalem-Transatlantic Sefarad.

Center Isaac Campantón is known for studying, preserving, and communicating the Jewish legacy of the City and Province of Zamora, Spain. … More

Doña Gracia de Mendes

Doña Gracia was probably introduced to many interested in the history of Spanish Jewry and Conversos by the work of  Cecil … More

David Reubeni and the Ten Lost Tribes

An excerpt from Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement The prominence of the idea of the Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish … More