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Granada, Spain – The End of Sephardic Jewry

November 16, 2016by shalommorris 4 Comments

Granada is the Andalusia of people’s imagination, with its hills, white stucco buildings, flamenco, tea houses, and the Alhambra. It’s no surprise really that its Moorish influenced culture is still […]

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Basque Country – Following The Converso Escape Route

July 27, 2016by shalommorris 23 Comments

Basque Country is a unique and fascinating region. It preserves its own language – not like any other, though it straddles both sides of the French-Spanish border. Located just west […]

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The Portuguese Inquisition – Coimbra, Portugal

January 4, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

  Upon visiting Portugal it isn’t generally apparent where significant moments transpired concerning Jews, unless someone shows them to you. That is mostly the case in Coimbra, too, where the Portuguese Inquisition […]

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Castelo de Vide – Portugal

June 29, 2015by shalommorris 11 Comments

This post will leave you stunned. I’ve returned to Portugal, this time with a group of 40 Jews from Israel and America. One place that we visited that was entirely […]

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Belmonte, Trancoso and Guarda

December 1, 2013by shalommorris 5 Comments

I had no idea what to expect when I planned to spend Shabbat in the almost mythical Converso community of Belmonte, but what I experienced I won’t ever forget. There, […]

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Coimbra University

November 30, 2013by shalommorris 4 Comments

A paper trail of Jewish life remains in Portugal, and is preserved in the libraries of Coimbra University. It is the oldest university in Portugal, dating back to the 13th […]

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Returning to Portugal

November 24, 2013by shalommorris 3 Comments

On Wednesday, November 27, 2013, I return to Portugal. Well, return might not be the right right word, as I’ve never been there before, and as far as I know, […]

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