Porto Synagogue, Built for Barros Basto’s Congregation,
On September 8 of this year, the impressive Kadoorie synagogue (Mekor H’aim-fountain of life) in Porto, Portugal came alive with singing and dancing on the occasion of the dedication of a sefer torah donated by a rabbi whose grandfather was saved from the nazis by the then fledging anusim community founded by Captain Barros Basto [...]
Ornament of the World How Moslems, Jews, and Christians Created the Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
Reviewed by Arthur Benveniste Almost every day headlines announce another story of sectarian violence somewhere in the world. And in most cases radical Moslems are involved. Their advisories are Jews in Israel, Hindus in Kashmir, Christians in the former Yugoslavia and Christians and Animists in Sudan. Travel the world and you will find churches converted [...]
Porto Synagogue, Built for Barros Basto’s Congregation,
On September 8 of this year, the impressive Kadoorie synagogue (Mekor H’aim-fountain of life) in Porto, Portugal came alive with singing and dancing on the occasion of the dedication of a sefer torah donated by a rabbi whose grandfather was saved from the nazis by the then fledging anusim community founded by Captain Barros Basto [...]
Different Cultures, Same Goals – ANUSIM AND HMONG
The history of the anusim, while often not on the forefront of Jewish historical studies, is well known to many scholars. Oftentimes, Crypto Jews are considered the primary example of a culture and religion kept alive by secretive cultural and religious expression, during an era of extreme oppression and genocide (Jacobs, 2002). What is less [...]
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