I used this extensively during my dissertation to help draw a picture of life in the Amsterdam Jewish community that … More
Tag: Spanish Jews
Torah Reading for Vayigash- First Aliyah in the Spanish and Portuguese Melody.
The following is a practice run of the Torah Reading for Vayigash. This is the First Aliyah in the Spanish … 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
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
Coming Sephardic Lectures in the Dallas Area
For those in the Dallas area, the Jewish Federation of Dallas will be hosting a series of lectures on Saturday … 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
Spanish Village Named “Kill the Jews” Changes Its Name
For regular readers of this blog, you are well aware of the long history of Jews living in the Iberian … 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
The Position of Spanish Jews as Royal Property
Religious issues aside, there was another issue which made Jews vulnerable in the late 14th and 15th centuries. As in … More