The Crypto-Jews of Ecuador: Exploring Loja’s Jewish past and future
Diaspora Affairs | While their ancestors may have been forced to hide or abandon their Judaism following the Alhambra Decree of 1492, these Bnei Anusim are returning to their Jewish roots
GABRIEL GUALÁN MALDONADO (left), president of Ecuador’s Sephardi History Cultural Center, seen here with his family, spoke to the ‘Post’ about the lives of Ecuador’s Bnei Anusim and their rediscovery of their Jewish faith.(photo credit: The Gallery of Centro Cultural)ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
