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

Portuguese Jewish Heritage Exists Beyond Lisbon

Much of Crypto-Jewish history often focuses on Spain, but Portugal, of course, was a key site of Crypto-Jewish activity. The … More

Genetic Research: 25% of Hispanics Have Jewish DNA

The growing proliferation of DNA and genealogical services have led to increased cataloging of DNA markers. Many Hispanics have taken … More

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

In 1665-1666 the messianic movement of Sabbatai Zevi (also written as Shabbetai Zevi, Shabbetai Tzvi, Shabtai Sevi, etc.) spread like … More

Sabbateanism and the Converso Experience

By David Gonzalez Guajardo             In the events leading up to the outbreak of Sabbateanism, conversos came to the forefront … More