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Wait, Christopher Columbus was Jewish?

Jewish History Lectures · 15 Oct

The question of Christopher Columbus's Jewish ancestry has been a topic of scholarly discussion, recently invigorated by new DNA research findings.

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Columbus may have had Jewish heritage — that doesn’t mean he was Jewish

PJ Grisar in Forward · 14 Oct

Recent DNA evidence from a Spanish documentary suggests Christopher Columbus may have Sephardic Jewish ancestry, reviving debates about this controversial historical figure's motivations.

0 Politics Israel

Advantage: Trump?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 14 Oct

The podcast episode analyzes the stalling of Kamala Harris's presidential campaign, contrasting it with Donald Trump's issue-focused approach.

0 History Culture

Christopher Columbus was genetically Jewish, Spanish researchers say

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 14 Oct

Spanish researchers have potentially uncovered new evidence suggesting that Christopher Columbus had Jewish ancestry, based on DNA analysis from remains believed to belong to Columbus and his son.

0 History Language

How Columbus brought America its first Jew

PJ Grisar in Forward · 10 Oct 2022

Luis de Torres, the first Jew in the Americas, accompanied Christopher Columbus on his voyage as a translator in the hopes of encountering descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel.

0 History Literature

The Men Who Gave What Wasn’t Theirs

Curt Leviant in Tablet · 11 Oct 2021

Joseph Ha-Kohen, a Jewish historian and physician in the Middle Ages, is recognized for his work "Emek Ha-Bakha" chronicling Jewish persecutions.

0 History Communities

Columbus May Not Have Been First Jew in America

Forward · 13 Oct 2014

The legacy of Jews in the Americas may extend back to the inaugural voyage of Columbus in 1492, with Luis de Torres, a recent convert from Judaism, aboard Columbus's expedition as the interpreter.

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Christopher Columbus: Jew?

Forward · 7 Feb 2008

In this exploration of Christopher Columbus's potential Jewish origins, Eli Rosenblatt highlights recent hypotheses that Columbus might have been a Marrano, descending from Sephardic Jews who secretly practiced their faith amid the Spanish Inquisition.