Hundreds of thousands of Spanish Jews converted to Christianity at various points in history. The first conversions occurred under the … More
Tag: Judaism
Treasures of Sephardic Song
On July 25th at 4:00 p.m. EST, Touro Synagogue Foundation, in association with Congregation Shearith Israel of New York City, … More
The Challenge of Modern Day Conversos
The challenge of present day descendants of Conversos may not seem comparable to the those faced by Conversos in the 14th, … More
Samuel Usque y Los Conversos
*Por favor perdonen mis errores de ortografía y gramática.* Una vez que Conversos huyeron de España y Portugal, regresando al … 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
Song From a Withered Limb: Las Posadas and the Converso Crisis of the 16th Century
The following article was originally presented at the national conference of the Society for Crypto Jewish Studies in Dallas, Texas … More
Struggles of Faith: The Conversos of Amsterdam and Modern Jewry
It would be logical to believe that the Conversos of the 17th century who were able to escape or journey … More
A Key Social Difference between Sephardim and Ashkenazim
One of the clearest differences in how Christian and Muslim society impacted Jewish communities is in the area of marriage … More
Jewish Wedding in a Turkish Synagogue
When faced with the edicts of Expulsion in Castile and Aragon and eventually in Portugal, one of the principal regions … More
Benjamin Netanyahu and his Sephardic Roots
B”H The current Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is known for his right of center policies and tough stance … More