The Institute for Sefardi and Anousim Studies is pleased to announce two new academic projects. The summary is below or … More
Tag: Spanish Inquisition
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
Secret Jews: The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism
I am extremely happy to announce the release of my book titled Secret Jews: The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and … More
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
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
Book Review: The Marranos of Spain by Benzion Netanyahu
This video reviews the Marranos of Spain written by Benzion Netanyahu, the father of the current prime minister of Israel, … More
Bendigamos al Altisimo
Bendigamos al Altiisimo is a song sung by Spanish-Portuguese Jews (former Conversos) and Iberian Jews following the Judeo-Spanish tradition from … 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
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
