Jewish Roots

[Cheri Mello]

(Cross posted to Azores and Madeira)

From time to time, the topic of crypto-Jews come up. Here is a story of a Cuban woman in Florida who traced her ancestors back to the Inquisition. She had to physically travel to Lisbon to use their Inquisition records. The article does not name the facility.

From NPR.org. Not sure if this link is accessible outside of the United States:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/12/22/789864201/trove-of-recipes-dating-back-to-inquisition-reveals-a-familys-secret-jewish-root?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news&fbclid=IwAR2boIo1RshDPOA2y1Lzu5q56GvzJnOQNJBxdcLkD1eiWxYIXQjey8KF45w

Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada

[Cecilia Lopes]

I listened to this on the radio this morning. Great story!

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