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Review of Hidden: The Secret Jews of Spain

November 20, 2018 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

Last Sunday, I had the privilege of attending the premiere performance of a new musical co-written by Avital Macales and Sharon Katz: Hidden: The Secret Jews of Spain. View this post on Instagram All right, ladies, let's see your take. 😉 #openingnight #hiddenthemusical A post shared by Daniella Levy (@daniellalevy.author) on Nov 11, 2018 at 9:55am […]

Filed Under: By Light of Hidden Candles Tagged With: crypto-Judaism, spain

Granada, Spain: Birthplace of Manuel Aguilar from By Light of Hidden Candles

November 1, 2017 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

One of the main characters of By Light of Hidden Candles, Manuel Aguilar, was born in Granada to a long line of granadinos; he has evidence that his father’s family has been living there since at least the 16th century. A (Very) Brief History of Granada Granada’s history is deeply intertwined with that of the […]

Filed Under: By Light of Hidden Candles Tagged With: by light of hidden candles, granada, locations, spain, spanish

The Jewish Quarter of Lorca, Spain

October 15, 2017 by Daniella Levy 1 Comment

In  my previous post, I described how I discovered the ancient Jewish quarter of Lorca, Spain, and chose it as the setting for the historical story of By Light of Hidden Candles. Lorca is a city in Murcia, the region in eastern Spain tucked between Andalusia and Valencia. Its most famous feature is its hilltop […]

Filed Under: By Light of Hidden Candles, Research Tagged With: jewish quarter, lorca, middle ages, spain

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Disengagement

Disengagement

In other times, they would never have met. They come from different corners of Israeli society, rooted in their own beliefs, busy with their own troubles. Farmers and fishermen, skeptics and believers, immigrants and natives, children and grandparents struggle with faith, loss, jealousy, hope—and the turmoil around them only deepens the rifts that divide them. […]

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