The awareness of a Crypto-Jewish background or family line has brought many individuals throughout Latin America to consider a return … More
Tag: Crypto-Judaism
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
Book Review: The Marranos of Spain by Benzion Netanyahu
This video reviews the Marranos of Spain written by Benzion Netanyahu, the father of the current prime minister of Israel, … More
Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism: The History of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula
This video continues the series on Crypto-Judaism and Crypto-Jews by briefly reviewing Jewish life during the Roman era, the Visigothic … 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
It is Not Possible to be Both a Jew and a Christian: Converso Religious Identity
Francis Soyer recently published an article discussing the Inquisitional trial of Custodio Nunes and discusses Converso Religious Identity in the early … More
Converso Involvement in the Sabbatai Zevi Movement
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The rise of Sabbatai Zevi and his messianic movement greatly impacted communities comprised of former Conversos. … More
Upcoming Lecture: The Crypto-Jews in New Spain
On April 26th, 2015 I will be giving another free lecture on the history of the Jews of the Iberian … More
Forced Conversions under the Visigoths Part 1
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez As Norman Roth notes, perhaps one of the greatest oddities regarding the history of the Jews … More
The Rise of Kabbalah on the Demise of Iberian Jewry
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The following is an excerpt of several passages from a large paper I am working on. … More