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4000 years of Jewish History

Why has Christendom
attacked the Jews?

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This is the Story of
Hidden and Forcibly Converted Jews called

Crypto Jews, Anussim,
Marranos, Conversos, Chuetas (Xuetas),
Neofiti, Jadid al-Islam
and New Christians


Hundreds of thousands of Spanish and Portuguese Jews
were converted to Christianity
often by torture or to avoid death.  
To Christians they were known as New Christians

If Moslem they were called
Moriscos.  

To escape the Inquisition many practised Judaism in secret.
Many returned to Judaism when outside Inquisitorial power.
500 years later many are still returning to Judaism


THIS SITE IS THEIR STORY

Background (see Button Bar on the Left)

Barros Basto who revived Judaism in Northern Portugal
founded the wonderful synagogue in Porto
and has become the Drefus of Portugal

Dona Gracia Mendes one of the greatest
women in Jewish history
The only person to have reacted to a pogrom by organising
the boycott of an Italian port (Ancona)

Jewish Pirates who Attacked Spanish Galleons  in the Caribbean

The Cantonists and Israel Itzkovich:
Forced Conversion in 19
th Century Russia



Webmasters:  Viviane and Jack White (London)
vijamada@gmail.com

This site is dedicated
to Dr Yehudah Berdugo and his wife Dr Vardinah Berdugo
who gave us the opportunity
to spend Rosh Hashona and Yom Kippur 5766 (2006)
with them in Northern Portugal
with the
(then) largely Marrano congregation of Porto
and the converted Marrano congregation of Belmonte