tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post3941058060710293669..comments2023-08-24T06:04:08.158-04:00Comments on Jew or Not Jew Unplugged: Profile: Louisa May AlcottZevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16245679359526388191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-30879586289504162642017-03-01T11:22:07.392-05:002017-03-01T11:22:07.392-05:00They were conversos who lived at that time in Spai...They were conversos who lived at that time in Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, England and the like. They were outwardly Christian with Jewish ancestry and sometimes vestigial practices. Some returned to their Judaism. This is not news. UWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338446910004542452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-50869840186563540292013-08-19T19:15:57.771-04:002013-08-19T19:15:57.771-04:00I was about to rebuke you since the article was in...I was about to rebuke you since the article was in the Forward and was based on a discussion with one of Alcott's modern descendents, but ironically they had a link to this article which has to be equally bogus from them (there were no open Jews in Portugal in 1600):<br /><br />http://forward.com/articles/168939/medieval-painting-hints-at-ties-between-blacks-and/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com