The Long Journey of Gracia Mendes

• Autore principale: Marianna D. Birnbaum (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: Central European University Press 2003
• Soggetti: Mathematics & science; ethnic relations; Jews; Jewish women; Marranos; Biography; Sephardim; Portugal
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The historical biography of a true Jewish heroine in her day, Gracia Mendes. Born in 1510 in Portugal, the book details this woman's extraordinary personality until her death in 1569 in Constantinople (today's Istanbul). Her life exemplified a perseverance by the Jewish culture to survive...