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Rabbi Shlomo Pereira and the Jews of Portugal Lecture on Youtube

The history of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula often focuses on the history of the Jewish communities of Castile … More

Crypto Jews, Portuguese Inquisition, Portuguese Jews, Spanish Jews

Doña Gracia de Mendes

Doña Gracia was probably introduced to many interested in the history of Spanish Jewry and Conversos by the work of  Cecil … More

Anusim, Conversos, Doña Gracia Nasi, Dona Gracia de Mendes, Inquisition, Inquisitorial tribunals, Portuguese Inquisition

Portuguese Jewish Heritage Exists Beyond Lisbon

Much of Crypto-Jewish history often focuses on Spain, but Portugal, of course, was a key site of Crypto-Jewish activity. The … More

Crypto Jews, portuguese Crypto-Jews, Portuguese Inquisition

The Portuguese Conspiracy

In 1640, the Duque de Braganca (King Joao IV) succeeded in throwing off Spanish rule in Portugal. Portuguese settlers were … More

Inquisition in Lima, Mexican Inquisition, Peruvian Conversos, Portuguese Conversos, Portuguese Inquisition, Portuguese Jews

An auto-da-fé in Lisbon’s Terreiro do Paço.

Posted by Rabbi Juan Bejarano Gutierrez the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education and the author of Secret … More

auto-da-fe, Heretics, Inquisition, Portuguese Inquisition, Terreiro do Paço

Books on the Inquisition

The following is a list of books on the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions. I hope to add to the list … More

Conversos, Inquisition, Portuguese Inquisition, Spanish Inquisition

Returning to Egypt: Conversos who Returned to Spain and Portugal

While it is easy to focus on the Conversos who escaped Spain or Portugal and successfully reintegrated in Jewish life, … More

Amsterdam, Anusim, Conversos, Inquisition, Portuguese Conversos, Portuguese Inquisition, Spanish Inquisition

A Portuguese Town Tries to Amend the Past

The Portuguese town of Monsaraz is looking to make  amends for one aspect of its history by opening a Jewish cultural … More

Monsaraz, Portuguese Conversos, Portuguese Inquisition, Portuguese Jews, Spanish Inquisition

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

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