#antijudaism

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A história ignorada do Brasil

🇧🇷🇵🇹 Durante três séculos, a Inquisição portuguesa teve uma presença marcante no Brasil, apesar de não ter um tribunal fixo no país. Os suspeitos de heresia, muitos deles cristãos-novos, eram presos por agentes do Tribunal do Santo Ofício e levados acorrentados a Portugal, onde eram julgados. Esses julgamentos muitas vezes resultavam em sentenças severas, como cárcere perpétuo, trabalho forçado nas galeras ou morte na fogueira. O arquivo da Inquisição permaneceu secreto até a década de 1960, e grande parte de sua documentação ainda precisa ser estudada. Entre as vítimas da Inquisição estão brasileiros ilustres, como o poeta Antônio José da Silva e o patriarca da independência, José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva. Com a recente abertura dos arquivos, uma nova luz é lançada sobre essa parte ignorada da história do Brasil, revelando que muitos brasileiros, especialmente no Nordeste, têm origens judaicas, e alguns ainda mantêm tradições culturais judaicas.

🇺🇸 For three centuries, the Portuguese Inquisition had a significant presence in Brazil, despite not having a fixed tribunal in the country. Suspected heretics, many of them New Christians, were arrested by agents of the Holy Office Tribunal and taken in chains to Portugal, where they were judged. These trials often resulted in severe sentences, such as life imprisonment, forced labor on royal galleys, or execution by burning. The Inquisition's archive remained secret until the 1960s, and much of its documentation still needs to be studied. Among the Inquisition's victims were notable Brazilians, such as the poet Antônio José da Silva and José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, the patriarch of Brazil's independence. With the recent opening of the archives, new light is shed on this forgotten chapter of Brazil's history, revealing that many Brazilians, especially in the Northeast, have Jewish ancestry, with some still maintaining Jewish cultural traditions.

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From time to time I hear people criticizing Yankev/Yisroel* for not being a great person, and thinking this is some sort of own of the Jews for looking up to this guy. It’s a bad argument for a number of reasons.

For one, he’s our ancestor, so that’s why we look up to him. It’s not because he’s perfect. Secondly, the whole point of Judaism is that people are capable of good and bad, that we are given free choice and that we can always change, and we can always continue to make mistakes, that to err is human.

Finally, what culture has perfect role models? Certainly not Christianity, whose hero canonically refuses to help a Canaanite woman at first, humiliating her for a long period before finally healing her. Certainly not the Greeks or the Romans, whose heroes routinely do immoral things above the ability and inclination of Yisroel. Who then?

* I’m using Ashkenazi spellings in a deliberate effort to fight the homogenization of Hebrew reading traditions; the Sephardim call him Yaakov/Yisrael while English speakers call him Jacob/Israel. If this bothers you, sorry to hear! We live in a complex world with a complex history, and trying to make it simpler is futile.

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Boda judía en Sofía

En mayo de 1935, Aharon Mevorach y Lutzy Pincas celebraron una boda judía en la Gran Sinagoga de Sofía, Bulgaria. Posaron para fotos, saludaron a sus invitados y luego se retiraron de la sinagoga, donde un carruaje los esperaba para llevarlos a su hogar. El hermano de Aharon, el Dr. Leon Mevorach, grabó todo el evento. Los miembros de la familia en la película incluyen a Baruch y Dudah Mevorach; el Dr. Daniel Pincas y Dora Pincas (de soltera Mevorach); Stefie, la esposa del Dr. Leon Mevorach, y su hijo Baruch (apodado Bubie), quien llevaba una boina blanca; Baron Mevorah, un joven con velas; y el Dr. Joseph Benjamin con su hija Marianne (también llamada Mimi) Benjamin. Leon Mevorach, un médico judío-búlgaro, era hijo de Baruch Mevorach, quien hizo fortuna en Sofía a través de la fabricación de vidrio. A pesar de observar las festividades judías y de haber visitado Palestina en la década de 1920, la familia Mevorach no era particularmente religiosa. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, fueron deportados de Sofía a Targovishte, una ciudad cerca de Shumen, sin sus propiedades. Temiendo una posterior deportación a campos de concentración, la familia emigró a Palestina a principios de la década de 1940. Dora Mevorach, hermana de Leon, quien estudió música en París, se casó con Daniel Pincas, otro médico. Su familia también sufrió la deportación, pero emigraron a Palestina en marzo de 1944, obteniendo certificados de salida gracias a sus conexiones profesionales. El hijo de Dora, Israel (Anton), recuerda haber viajado en tren, deshacerse de sus insignias de estrella amarilla en Beirut y finalmente establecerse en Tel Aviv.

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Juan Abraham Bernal, judío converso quemado vivo

🇪🇸 El 3 de mayo de 1655, en el Campo de Marrubial de Córdoba, se celebró un Auto de Fe en el que fueron quemados vivos diecisiete judíos conversos. Uno de ellos fue Juan Abraham Bernal, natural de Medina del Campo y residente de Córdoba, de aproximadamente 55 años. Su muerte fue especialmente lamentada en la comunidad sefardí de Ámsterdam, donde vivían su hermano Elihau Bernal y su sobrino Jacob Bernal. Ese mismo año, Jacob Bernal publicó un libro en memoria de su tío titulado "Elogios que Zelozos Dedicaron á la Felice Memoria de Abraham Nuñez Bernal", que incluyó contribuciones de figuras literarias como Daniel de Ribera, Eliakim Castriel e Isaac Aboab, un rabino influyente de la comunidad sefardí de Ámsterdam. Con el tiempo, los descendientes de Bernal se asentaron en Londres, donde su hijo se convirtió en benefactor y presidente de la sinagoga sefardí de Bevis Marks.

Juan Abraham Bernal, judío converso que fue quemado vivo

Jacob Bernal publicó en memoria de su tío Juan Abraham una obra titulada “Elogios que Zelozos Dedicaron á la Felice Memoria de Abraham Nuñez

🇺🇸 On May 3, 1655, in the Campo de Marrubial of Córdoba, an Auto de Fe took place in which seventeen converted Jews were burned alive. One of them was Juan Abraham Bernal, born in Medina del Campo and residing in Córdoba, around 55 years old. His death was particularly mourned by the Sephardic community of Amsterdam, where his brother Elihau Bernal and his nephew Jacob Bernal lived. That same year, Jacob Bernal published a book in memory of his uncle titled "Elogios que Zelozos Dedicaron á la Felice Memoria de Abraham Nuñez Bernal," which included contributions from literary figures such as Daniel de Ribera, Eliakim Castriel, and Isaac Aboab, an influential rabbi of the Sephardic community in Amsterdam. Over time, Bernal's descendants settled in London, where his son became a benefactor and later president of the Sephardic synagogue of Bevis Marks.