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Why Did Spanish Jews Convert to Christianity?: How Iberian Jews Responded to Persecution

Hundreds of thousands of Spanish Jews converted to Christianity at various points in history. The first conversions occurred under the Visigoths. The second under Islamic rule. The last stemming over a period of more than one hundred years occurred under the Kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, Navarre, and later the Kingdom of Portugal. Why did so many Spanish Jews convert to Christianity when faced…

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Diario Judio Mentions the Jewish Conquistadors in the New World

https://diariojudio.com/opinion/libro-jewish-conquistadors-in-the-new-world-por-juan-marcos-bejarano-gutierrez/375313/?fbclid=IwAR3PuoUwYHMzD49rFbvR6G8EGICcVRTXxzL4k_k-OHYZ1WV_GUqD7IWRPGQ I was happy to come across this after a friend mentioned it! For more information on the book, see below: Three events transpired in 1492 in the Iberian Peninsula, which had tremendous ramifications for years…

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Perceptions of the Past

In a lecture that discussed the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Conquistador Hernan Cortes, Professor Martin Rios Saloma asked a simple question to the audience. Did Mexico and Spain exist at the beginning of the 16th century as we understand them today?[1] The answer was an unequivocal no. At the beginning of the 16th century, Spain was, in reality, two separate kingdoms, i.e., the Kingdom…

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Rabbi Asher speaks with Rabbi Juan Bejarano Gutierrez

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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 and Aragon. Part of this is due to size of these communities. In this lecture, hosted by Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez of the Crypto Jewish Outreach Center, Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Pereira, the author of Jewish Voices from Portugal provides a fascinating overview of Portuguese…

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#Crypto Jews #Portuguese Inquisition #Portuguese Jews #Spanish Jews

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

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The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal

Discover the History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal through a series of lectures given to a live audience by an expert on the topic.

Check out this video course at The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal at Yeshivat Meor Enaim.

Posted by Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education. He is the author of The Converso Dilemma: Halakhic…

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#Jewish HIstory #Spanish and Portuguese Jews

Killing the Torah: The Roots of Christian Anti-Judaism and Anti-Semitism

he Sephardic experience and for that matter the Jewish experience of the Western world has been influenced by the Anti-Semitism.

The Crypto-Jewish phenomena is a direct result of Christian views on Jews and Judaism. Anti-Semitism has deep theological roots. Understanding this history and how Christians have historically understood the Torah, i.e., the law is extremely important.

With this in…

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#Anti Semitism

Christianity and Forced Conversions Part 1

This video continues our study on the rise of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions by reviewing the idea of forced conversions of Jews and Muslims and their validity in Christian thought. Once an individual converted, no matter their sincerity, or lack of it, they were legally Christian as far as the Church was concerned.

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FREE Rise of the Inquisition Course

Sign up for the FREE Rise of the Inquisition Course today!. Eight of the twelve modules have been added, with more in process. Additional links, articles, and resources are being added as well.

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Posted by Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education. He is the author of T…

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The Rise of the Inquisition Part 3: The Cathars

The Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions that began in the late 15th and 16th centuries and lasted well into the 19th century were rooted in the papal inquisitions of the earlier medieval period. The purpose of these tribunals was to arrest and punish persons who deviated from accepted beliefs and practices of the Church. These courts, in turn, were ultimately linked to the religious panels…

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The Rise of the Inquisition Part 2

This is the second lecture of a series of discussions on the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition.

These videos are short to allow for a quick introduction to the topic. The third part and the fourth part is in process. Additional videos are already recorded and more are in process.

This series is originally based on a lecture given for the Hispanic Organization for Genealogy and Research of…

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The Rise of the Inquisition Part 1

This is the first lecture of a series of discussions on the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition.

These videos are short to allow for a quick introduction to the topic. The second part is completed and the third part is in process. Additional videos are planned.

This series is originally based on a lecture given for the Hispanic Organization for Genealogy and Research of Dallas.

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#Inquisition

Rabbi Jose Faur and the Decline of the Andalusian Tradition

The eminent Rabbi Jose Faur passed away last week. He was a unique Sephardic scholar and rabbi from the Syrian Jewish community. Orthodox trained he nevertheless taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Netanya College, and my alma mater, the Spertus Institute. HIs teaching at the Jewish Theological Seminary stirred much controversy. His extensive education background and list of his writings…

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Secret Jews-The Rise of the Inquisition-Persecution and Conversion 3 Volume Box Set

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This book reviews types of Iberian Conversos (i.e. primarily forced but also voluntary Jewish converts to Christianity) from the late 14th to the 17th centuries and surveys the Christian and Jewish…

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The Eternality of Punishment

Most Jews in the 21st century see hell as a Christian concept. The reality is much different. Competing views on the eternality of punishment are found in Jewish sources. One fascinating context for it is a discussion held in the Sephardic community of Amsterdam. The history of the community can be found in the excellent work of Miriam Bodian titled, Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation: Conversos…

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The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal: Survival of an Imperiled Culture in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

I had the pleasure of working with Dolores Sloan on the board of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies from 2011- 2013. I first met “Dolly” at the Crypto-Jewish Symposium hosted by Texas A&M in 2010 and led by Rabbi Peter Tarlow. Dolly is the Editor of the Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews and former Editor of HaLapid, journal of The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies. Her…

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