The Crypto Jewish Center for Education is happy to announce that Dr. Dell Sanchez will be speaking April 15th, 11:00 … More
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The Rise of the Inquisition: An Introduction to the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions
My newest book titled: The Rise of the Inquisition: An Introduction to the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions will be available for free … 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
Unorthodox Kin: Portuguese Marranos and the Global Search for Belonging
A soon to be released book titled Unorthodox Kin: Portuguese Marranos and the Global Search for Belonging reviews the relationship between descendants … More
Jewish Identity and Ethnicity
In a previous post How Can you Be Jewish and Hispanic? I discussed common assumptions made by many individuals, both … More
The Toleration of Jewish Life in Christian Territory
This position of Jews in the medieval period stood in contrast to their positions under the Visigoth codes in Spain … More
The Primary Reason for the Expulsion of Jews from Spain
According to the Spanish Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, the Conversos were the primary reason for their fateful decision to eventually … More
The Expulsion of Jews in Spain and Portugal
The expulsion of Jews from Castile and Aragon in 1492 and from Portugal in 1497 was the culmination of a … More
What is Kosher? An Introduction to the Laws of Kashrut
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez I am very excited to announce the release of What is Kosher? An Introduction to the … More
Bendigamos al Altisimo
Bendigamos al Altiisimo is a song sung by Spanish-Portuguese Jews (former Conversos) and Iberian Jews following the Judeo-Spanish tradition from … More
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