The Political Dimensions of the Converso Phenomenon in Portugal and Beyond
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 26-27, at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute; Thursday, May 28th, Bar-Ilan University
First Generations of Conversos Confronting Politics
Chair: Ram Ben-Shalom, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and The Center for the Study of Conversion and Inter-Religious Encounters
Cedric Cohen-Skalli, University of Haifa
Don Isaac Abravanel and the Conversos: Between Messianism and Politics