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The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by Richard Zimler

August 26, 2014 by

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  1. Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) says
    August 29, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Thanks, I’ll check it out

  2. Anna says
    August 27, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    I’ve never read about this period, so this book sounds interesting to me. I’ll keep it in mind.

  3. Mystica says
    August 26, 2014 at 1:40 am

    I wonder whether this persecution of Jews will ever end. We read so much about it, and then there is another chapter/another period in history that I did not even know about. Thanks for the post.

    • Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) says
      August 26, 2014 at 5:02 am

      This was right around the time of the Spanish Inquisition, many of the Jews fled from Spain into Portugal because King Manuel was supposed to be more tolerant, but when it came to protecting the Jews from the Christian rampage, he cowered until it was over.