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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

Anusim, Conversos, Crypto Jews, Crypto-Judaism, Inquisition, Jew, Judaism, Marranos

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

Anusim, Converso, Conversos, Crypto Jews, Crypto-Judaism, Inquisition, Marranos

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

Anusim, Conversos, Crypto Jews, Crypto-Judaism, Custodio Nunes, Francis Soyer, Inquisition, Marranos

Spain Grants Citizenship to Sephardic Jews

Dr. Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The following article from the Washington Post notes the recent granting of Spanish Citizenship to more than … More

Conversos, Inquisition, Marranos, Sephardi Jews, Sephardic Jews, Spain, Spanish

The Jewish Communities of the Iberian Peninsula

By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The Edict of Expulsion issued by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on March 31st, 1492 gave … More

Anusim, Conversos, Crypto Jews, Edict of Expulsion, Jews, Judaizers, King Ferdinand, Marranos, meshudamim, Queen Isabella

Conversos, Marranos, and Crypto-Jews: Which Term is Correct?

By Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez The term Marrano has often been used to designate Conversos who converted to Christianity for survival … More

Anusim, Converso, Crypto Jew, Crypto Jews, Marrano, Marranos, New Christian

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

Anusim, Christianity, Converso, Crypto Jew, Crypto Jews, Crypto-Judaism, Hispanic Jews, Jew, Judaism, Marranos, Portuguese Inquisition, Sephardi Jews, Sephardic Jews

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

Christian, Christianity, Conversos, Granada, Inquisition, Jew, Marranos, Spain, Spanish Inquisition

The Responsa of the Ribash and the Jewish Status of Anusim

By Rabbi Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez The practice of a Jewish community writing for guidance to a recognized rabbinic authority … More

Anusim, Conversos, Crypto Jews, Marranos, Rabbi Isaac bar Sheshet Perfe, Rabbi Nissim ben Reuben, Ribash, Teshuvot

History of the Conversos in Spain

This video is part of a Sephardic history series produced by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Dr. Benjamin Gampel … More

Conversos, Crypto Jews, Marranos, Sephardic Jewish History

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