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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.

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Celebrate Passover in Lisbon to discover Portugal's Jewish history

Anthea Gerrie in Jewish Chronicle · 20 Feb

Portugal holds a rich Jewish history worth exploring, especially during Passover in Lisbon, a city filled with Jewish heritage.

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Who Was Captain Artur de Barros Basto, Apostle of the Marranos?

Jewish History Lectures · 17 Feb

The video explores the extraordinary life of Captain Artur de Barros Basto, a prominent Portuguese Jew of the 20th century known as the Apostle of the Marranos.

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Opinion | The Inquisition decimated Sephardic Jewry. We still haven’t internalized its lessons

noah in Forward · 27 Sep 2021

The writer reflects on the lessons that American Jews can learn from the tragic history of Spanish Jewry during the Inquisition.

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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.

0 History Jewish Law

Freud and the Marranos: How Yosef H. Yerushalmi Gave Voice to Jews Caught Between Worlds

David N. Myers in Tablet · 10 Feb 2014

Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, a prominent Jewish historian, is remembered for his groundbreaking work on the Marranos, Jews caught between worlds.