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

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Pereira Discusses Iberian Rabbis who called Portugal Home .

Topic: Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Pereira Discusses Iberian rabbis who called Portugal home in the 1490s. Time: Jun 1, 2021 07:00 … More

Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation: Conversos and Community in Early Modern Amsterdam

I used this extensively during my dissertation to help draw a picture of life in the Amsterdam Jewish community that … More

The Portuguese Conspiracy

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

A List of Recommended Books on the Sephardic Experience

I found an excellent list of books on the Sephardic experience. It was put together by David Shasha. E.H. Lindo, … More

Articles on Conversos, Portuguese New Christians, and Moriscos

Academia.edu is an excellent resource for finding scholarly research on a wide variety of topics. The following three articles are … More

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

A Fading Shavuot Tradition from Salonika

The Spanish and Portuguese exiles from the Iberian Peninsula  in the 15th and 16th centuries found rest in what might … More

Forced Converts and Contemporary Coercion

The problem of conversion under physical duress may seem relevant to history of Spanish and Portuguese Jews forced to convert … More