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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

"CHILDREN OF THE INQUISITION"

CHILDREN OF THE INQUISITION

Children of the Inquisition “…follows descendants of the Spanish & Portuguese Inquisitions as they unravel their complex—often hidden—Jewish identity.


Testimonials:

Doreen Carvajal: Author of “The Forgetting River”—She traced her converso ancestors and wrote,”The Forgetting River”, “…her autobiography detailing her journey.http://childrenoftheinquisition.com/portfolio-items/doreen-carvajal/


Jose Barreiro: DNA recently revealed his Jewish heritage http://childrenoftheinquisition.com/portfolio-items/jose-barreiro/

Carlos DeMedeiros:  His 14th grandmother was a Brazilian converso who was denounced for practicing Jewish rituals in secret. Before she could be brought before the Inquisition, she died. The Inquisition built an effigy of her body to represent her, which they burned. 



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