Mark Meyerson, a well known Jewish historian, discusses the fascinating story of the town of Morvedre. This town near Valencia … More
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Celebrate Ladino as a living Jewish language
The FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LADINO/ (PRIMER DIA ENTERNASIONAL DE LADINO) is being celebrated in on Thursday, December 5, 2013, … More
Conversos, Music, and the Spanish Inquisition
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The Spanish Inquisition was focused on a wide array of markers which may have indicated Judaizing … More
Converso Dualities in the First Generation
By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez Many of the he popular Spanish poems of the 15th century known as Cancioneros were written … More
Crypto-Jewish Studies and Hispanic-Jewish Relations Center at Texas A&M Hillel
Rabbi Peter Tarlow has been involved with Crypto-Jewish studies and what I would refer to as practical rabbinics for descendants … More
In Mexico, fake rabbis sell conversions to Judaism
The following article was forwarded to me by a friend at the Society of Crypto Judaic Studies. It highlights the … More
Meet with other Crypto Jews
Meet with other Crypto Jews Dallas Crypto-Jews is a meet for anyone interested in the subject of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism. … More
Growing Number Of Hispanics Turning to Judaism
The following article highlights the growing attraction of Judaism for Hispanics in many Latin American countries. Some of these individuals … More
Secret Files of the Spanish Inquisition
This post continues my posting of the series titled “Secret Files of the Inquisition” which begins with the Papal Inquisitions … More
Why did Spanish Jews Convert to Christianity?
By Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez Regarding the motivations or reasons why so many Spanish Jews converted to Christianity, … More