Dona Gracia's Secret : The Adventures of an Extraordinary Jewish Woman in the Renaissance who was Almost an Unsung Hero
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
9657023084
ISBN-13
9789657023082
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Imprint
Gefen Publishing House
Country of Manufacture
IL
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 18th, 2020
Print length
56 Pages
Weight
128 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.00 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: generalEuropean history
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This narrative biography for young adults brings to life the dramatic story of Doña Gracia Nasi, born in Portugal in 1510 into a Sephardic Jewish family forced to pose as Christians to survive the brutal Inquisition. She discovered her family was secretly Jewish in her teens, promising her dying mother that she would live according to Judaic traditions and do all she could to help other secret Jews escape persecution. She kept that perilous promise for the rest of her life. After being widowed by her wealthy husband, Don Francisco Mendes, Doña Gracia achieved success as an internationally.
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