Inquisition
ANU to screen documentary on plight of crypto-Jews
Israel must rise to challenge of welcoming millions of potential Jews and Israel supporters.
1,000 Portuguese students visit Porto's Jewish Museum for Inquisition Memorial Day
Kol Nidre: A light of Jewish survival for 600 years - opinion
Porto’s Jewish community unveils memorial to 842 local victims of Portuguese Inquisition
Remains of Jewish victims of Portuguese Inquisition found in ancient garbage heap
Although not as well known, the Portuguese version of the Inquisition was very similar to Spain's.
Spanish councilman who favored burning of Jews resigns as cultural head
Zapata, who was sworn in on Saturday, tweeted in 2011 “How do you fit five million Jews in a SEAT 600 [a Spanish automobile]? In the ashtray.”
Spanish citizenship bill for Jewish descendants set to pass
According to the bill, similar to one passed by the Portuguese parliament earlier this year, Sephardic Jews descended from those exiled from Spain in 1492 would be eligible to obtain citizenship.
An open letter to the world
Books: The Jewish minimalist
Poet Jennifer Barber presses so much music into so few words.
Portugal to vote on citizenship for Jewish refugees
Parliament expected to pass motion to naturalize descendants of 16th-century Jews who fled country due to religious persecution.
Online database helps ‘hidden Jews’ find roots
NameYourRoots.com allows potential descendants of those who fled the Spanish Inquisition to search their ancestry.
His/her story: A conversa prophetess
Inés was certain Elijah was coming to announce the messiah; Unfortunately, her activity attracted attention of the Inquisition.
New genetic evidence links Spanish Americans to Jews
Genetic mutations viewed as predominantly Jewish, like breast cancer or Bloom’s syndrome, were popping up at a notable rate among Hispanos.
His/Her Story: A 16th-century Judaizer from Castile
This conversa, her husband and four children lived in the village of Cogolludo in Castile, where they worked, interacted with neighbors.
