Posts by Arnon Shorr
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I've been informed that there's controversy in this group when it comes to the notion of Inquisition-era "Jewish pirates", so I share this with you with the following thought:In researching "Jewish pirate" stuff for my film on the subject, I've encountered quite a lot of anti-Semitic writing. Regardless of whether or not Jews became pirates during the Inquisition, anti-Semites have claimed that na...
What a fascinating group! Thanks for letting me join!My mother's family is from Libya, with suspected roots in southern Portugal (though we don't have specific genealogical evidence yet - just the family name with Portuguese origins...) I'm not entirely sure where to start looking for more information, but I look forward to seeing other people's posts here, and hopefully learning from them how I m...