life STORIES
of Forcibly Converted Jews
Who Returned to Judaism
For hundreds of years fear of the Inquisition
meant Judaism had to be practised in secret.
A few of their stories are told below
Today, family customs are being investigated,
and families discovering they are Jewish.
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Rodrigo Lopez (1525 - 1594)
physician to Queen Elizabeth
possibly used by Shakespeare as model for Shylock
SEE ALSO
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Juan Mejia
(Yochanan ben Avraham Avinu Mimishpachat Mechia) (2007)
Horacio Calles (2007)
How I Discovered my Jewish Background
Professor depto. de Antropología, Fac. de Ciencias Sociales,
Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C. Colombia
Jakob Finci
The saviour of Sarajevo
barred from office for being a Jew 2010
other examples of forced conversions
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