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