The Long Journey of Gracia Mendes
The Long Journey of Gracia Mendes

Author: Marianna D. Birnbaum

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9639241679

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"After her arrival in 1553, she became the most prominent businesswoman of the community and a patron of Jewish causes. Her life exemplifies the perseverance of the Jewish culture to survive and triumph even in extremely adverse conditions."--BOOK JACKET.

By Fire Possessed
By Fire Possessed

Author: Sandra Toro

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 9781935604068

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By Fire Possessed is historical fiction about the life of Doa Gracia Nasi, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women of the Renaissance. She used her power to rescue many thousands of Sephardic Jews from the genocidal persecution of the Inquisition. She was born to a family of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492. They escaped to Portugal where they were again persecuted a few years later. Her husband built one of the largest commercial empires of the day, and after his death she assumed control of the business. Doa Gracia was arrested and jailed by the Inquisition in Venice, but she was eventually released and then moved to the Ottoman Empire, which allowed freedom of religious practice. She established communities for Jews escaping Europe in Ottoman territories. She was the single most important person rescuing Jews from the Inquisition.

The Ghost of Hannah Mendes
The Ghost of Hannah Mendes

Author: Naomi Ragen

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-11-16

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0312281250

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The ghost of a real-life historical figure helps elderly Catherine da Costa convince her granddaughters to travel across Europe with her and helps them find a link between past and present by leaving mysterious journal entries along their travel route.

Doña Gracia's Secret
Doña Gracia's Secret

Author: Marilyn Froggatt

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03-18

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9789657023082

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"A remarkable story of an extraordinary woman. Marilyn Froggatt's creative nonfiction account of Dona Gracia is well-researched and inspiring. It invites youth to raise some difficult questions"--

The Woman Who Defied Kings
The Woman Who Defied Kings

Author: Andrée Aelion Brooks

Publisher: Paragon House Publishers

Published: 2002-06-15

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13:

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The biography of the one of the most remarkable Jewish women of all time, who saved thousands of Jews from the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition.

The Religious and Cultural Landscape of Ottoman Manastır
The Religious and Cultural Landscape of Ottoman Manastır

Author: Robert Mihajlovski

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-09-06

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 900446526X

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In this ground-breaking work on the Ottoman town of Manastir (Bitola), Robert Mihajlovski, provides a detailed account of the development of Islamic, Christian and Sephardic religious architecture and culture as it manifested in the town and precincts.