Journey to Italy 2025: The Port of Ancona

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

We're here looking over the Adriatic Sea at the port of Anona. of the port of Ancona has great historic significance and great Jewish significance because in the years 1534 to 1549 Pope II had declared Anona a free port which means Jews were allowed to return here and practice their religion and Anona became a haven for many many former conversos who began to openly practice Judaism and to restore An Kona to a great financial power. However, shortly after Pope IV rescended the open policy of the third pope and he imprisoned many conversos and he threatened that until unless they officially denounce their faith in Judaism, they would be burnt at the stake. Now, a great Jewish converso who returned to her faith going back to

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1. 0:00We're here looking over the Adriatic Sea at the port of Anona. of the port of…
2. 0:32Judaism and to restore An Kona to a great financial power. However, shortly after Pope IV…
3. 1:03Turkey, a very powerfully financial woman, Da Da Gracia and her illustrious relative D Ysef Nasi.…
4. 1:35out Turkish pe uh conversos who had affiliation with the Turkish Empire. However, he did burn…
5. 2:07in Hal by the Marib Ben that there needed to be an official boycott on the…
6. 2:38pope to think twice before he would again try to uh threaten any conversos. But on…
7. 3:09the aftermath of the burning at the stake of the 25 moranos and their their execution…

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