OUR JEWISH CONNECTION

Imagine descendants of Jews pursued by the Spanish Inquisition, still tending the dying embers of their faith among peasant Latinos in the American Southwest. The story has obvious resonance, and it has garnered considerable publicity. Now, after 500 years, Spain offers citizenship to Sephardic Jews
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a painting of people dressed up in colorful clothing and holding hands with each other while looking at the sky
For Crypto-Jews of New Mexico, art is a window into secret life
For Crypto-Jews of New Mexico, art is a window into secret life
the words crypt jewels of southern colorado and northern new mexico / crestone eagle
Crypto Jews of southern Colorado & northern New Mexico - Crestone Eagle
Crypto Jews of southern Colorado & northern New Mexico | Crestone Eagle
the words sephardic, submarines, sephardism com, sephardic names
Sephardim.com - Sephardic surnames
Sephardic surnames, Sephardim.com, Sephardic names, Sephardic Jewish names, Sephardic genealogy at Sephardim.com - see our list of names
a statue of a man with a hat on it's head is in front of a flag
Faced with deadly religious discrimination that demanded more than faith and less than the truth, conversos turned to heraldry. http://elpalacio.org/articles/winter16/shields.pdf
a man holding a cat in front of his face and woman looking at the camera
Ashkenazi Jews descend from 350 people, study finds
Ashkenazi Jews descend from 350 people, study finds 'Bottleneck' dates back 600 to 800 years, genome analysis shows; researcher says among population 'everyone is a 30th cousin'
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Rare documents shed light on grisly Mexican Inquisition
Rare documents shed light on grisly Mexican Inquisition http://www.jweekly.com/1996/10/11/rare-documents-shed-light-on-grisly-mexican-inquisition/
a book cover for long journey the hidden jewels of the southwest
A Long Journey: The Hidden Jews of the Southwest | PBS
a star with the words tracing the tribe written on it in white and blue
New Mexico: Don Juan Oñate's Jewish roots, Nov. 12
the words sapar dic are painted in red, white and blue on a blue background
Mistaken Identity? The Case of New Mexico's "Hidden Jews"
the cover of blood oaths by jose antonio escubiel, with an old city in the background
http://elpalacio.org/articles/fall16/blood.pdf
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