The various individuals who have returned to Judaism have not been without the support of an eclectic group of rabbis. While … More
Tag: Crypto Jews
How Many Jews were Lost?
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, the famous author of Zakhor: Jewish History and Jewish Memory and From Spanish Court to Italian Ghetto: Isaac … More
Who is a Jew?
The question, Who is a Jew?, is directly related to the over arching theme of this website. The plight of … More
Crypto-Jewish Sabbateans: The Donmeh
The story of Crypto-Judaism usually revolves around Spanish and Portuguese Jews who converted to Catholicisim between the 14th and 16th … More
Spanish Judaism, the Inquisition, and Identity in the New World
B”H Roger Martinez, a professor at the University of Colorado and former president of the Society of Crypto-Judaica Studies, and … More
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
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
A Halakhic Teshuvah on the Descendants of Anusim
The awareness of a Crypto-Jewish background or family line has brought many individuals throughout Latin America to consider a return … 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
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