Parents once warned their children never to count stars at night. It was not superstition. It was a survival code, passed down for centuries by families hiding their Jewish faith from the Spanish Inquisition.
In this conversation, Michael Freund, chairman of Shavei Israel, tells the story of the Bnei Anousim, the descendants of Spain's and Portugal's forcibly converted Jews, and of the Bnei Menashe, whose letter from northeast India reached Prime Minister Netanyahu's office in 1997. He explains how the Inquisition pursued secret Jews to Peru, Colombia and Goa, what a 2008 genetic study found in Spain and Portugal, and why he sees the words of the prophets Obadiah and Ezekiel coming to life. We're bringing this conversation back because it is more relevant than ever.
Learn more about Michael's work at shavei.org, and find the free Spanish e-book ¿Tiene usted raíces judías? (Do You Have Jewish Roots?) at https://www.shavei.org/es/roots-ebook/. Follow, share, and support Proclaiming Justice to the Nations at pjtn.org.
0:00 Cold Open: No One Is Ever Lost in God's Eyes 0:42 Michael Freund: From New York to Netanyahu's Office 1:15 The Orange Envelope from the Bnei Menashe 2:25 Meeting the Bnei Menashe: Why He Believed 3:34 Founding Shavei Israel to Find Lost Tribes 4:38 Who Are the Bnei Anousim? Spain's Forced Converts 5:57 Proving Jewish Ancestry After 500 Years 8:05 How the Inquisition Hunted Hidden Jews Worldwide 9:54 They Never Surrendered: A Moral Duty to Bring Them Home 12:18 How Can We Slam the Door in Their Faces? 13:06 Abarbanel's Prophecy of the Anousim's Return 16:08 Do You Have Jewish Roots? Grandmother's Friday Candles 17:29 Never Count Stars at Night: The Secret Sabbath Signal 18:11 The Secret Table Drawer and the Plate of Pork 19:41 Why Hidden Jews Are Emerging Now: Democracy & the Internet 22:22 The Prophecy of Obadiah and the Exiles of Iberia 25:16 Names, Genealogy and DNA Tests: Tracing Your Roots 27:47 Why Israel Needs a Museum of the Inquisition 29:11 The 2008 Genetic Study: Jewish Ancestry in Iberia and Latin America 30:56 How to Reach Shavei Israel & Closing
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