The Story of
Secret and Forcibly Converted Jews called
Crypto Jews, Anussim,
Marranos,
Conversos, Chuetas (Xuetas),
Neofiti, Jadīd al-Islām
and New Christians
Hundreds of thousands of Spanish and Portuguese Jews
where converted to Christianity
often
by torture or to avoid death.
To Christians they were known as New Christians
If
Moslem they were called Morisco
Many practised Judaism in secret
to escape the Inquisition
Many returned to Judaism
when
outside Inquisitorial power
500 years later many are still returning to Judaism
Click here for SUMMARY
THIS SITE IS THEIR STORY AND INCLUDES
Barros Basto who revived Judaism in Northern Portugal
and founded the wonderful synagogue
in Porto
The Cantonists and Israel Itzkovich:
Forced conversion in 19th Century Russia
Coming from Marranopress books:
Dr. Castro Sarmento (1691-1761)
a Portuguese Marrano
in England
by A. Andrade and F. Guimaraes
Click here for the preface by Professor
Michael Alpert
President of the Jewish Historical Society of England.
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to reserve an advance autographed copy

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Webmasters: Viviane and Jack White (London)
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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
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SUNG ON THE VISIT IN 2004 OF
SAFARDI CHIEF RABBI
SHLOMO
TO THE PORTO SYNAGOGUE
ON THE DEDICATION OF A SEFER TORAH