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23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies
Conference 20123 – University of Colorado Colorado Springs – Gallery of Contemporary Arts (GOCA) Colorado Springs, CO Please join us for the 23rd annual conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies that will be held Sunday, July 28, through Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. The conference will help launch SCJS’s [...]
The Islamic Concept of Taqqiya and Its Influence on Spanish Jewry
Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez For years, rabbis and scholars have speculated as to why so many Spanish Jews converted to Christianity beginning in the year 1391 when faced with violence or coercion in contrast to the tendency of the Jews in Germany to opt for death or even suicide when faced with similar circumstances. The [...]
The Tale of Belmonte’s Crypto Jews
Long after their Spanish neighbors, Portuguese municipalities have finally recognized the potential of Jewish tourism. This probably has to do with a surge of interest among the Portuguese to unveil their crypto-Jewish roots, concomitantly with a new momentum among young and not-so-young historians who engage in the research of Portugal’s Jewish past. Revisiting villages, where [...]
Book Review: By Fire, By Water
Mitchell James Kaplan, By Fire, By Water (New York: Other Press, 2010) pp.320, Reviewed by Deborah Wohl Isard If ever a book should be judged by its cover, it’s By Fire, By Water by Mitchell James Kaplan. The book’s cover immediately sets the tone for this well-crafted and engaging work of historical fiction that takes [...]
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Halapid
HaLapid is the quarterly publication for the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies. Subscriptions can be obtained along with membership to the SCJS for $35/yr Click here to see all Halipid articles on our site.
Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews
Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews is an academic journal published by the School of International and Public Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA, to disseminate research and developments in the study of crypto Jews and their descendants in past and present manifestations, through publication of peer reviewed articles, papers, reports, and other literature. read more
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