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Grace & Drake Fenn traveled
to Spain in November to do research on the Sephardim Anusim and the
Inquisition. Here they are at the Plaza Mayor, the scene of
the beginnings of the Inquisation, where many paid with their lives
for their Jewishness in the 1400 - 1500's.

The main cathedral in Toledo
which was originally a synagogue. Toledo was founded by
Sephardic Jews and was the first capitol of Spain.
The bridge of San Martin in Toledo. This was
the bridge over which the Jews passed when they were expelled from
Toledo, Spain.
The
entrance to the Sephardic Museum in Toledo, Spain. This was
originally one of the main synagogues in Toledo.
Viewing the
history of the Sephardim in Toledo.

The Mikvah under
the Sephardic Museum in Toledo.
The Explusion edict
from 1492 in the main Catholic Cathedral in Toledo.
The Cross of the
Inquisition
The dark lines
beside the arch are chains from which those found quilty of
practicing Judaism by the Inquisition were hung on
this church. 
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