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 […]
Granada, Spain: Birthplace of Manuel Aguilar from By Light of Hidden Candles
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 […]
The Jewish Quarter of Lorca, Spain
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 […]
