The Inside Name Sonenshine Randi
The Inside Name Sonenshine Randi Felipe has a secret. Even his real name, his Jewish name, is a secret. He and his family are conversos--Jews forced to convert to Christianity after 1497 but who…
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The Inside Name Sonenshine Randi
Felipe has a secret. Even his real name, his Jewish name, is a secret. He and his family are conversos--Jews forced to convert to Christianity after 1497 but who maintained their Jewish identities and practices behind closed doors.
The one his mother tries not to use. Felipe is his outside name, the only one it is safe to use. She whistles for him instead.
But with the coming of the Inquisition from Spain to Portugal, it becomes more dangerous for them to continue to live a secret life. That is when a local priest, also a converso, finds a way for Felipe and his family to escape, to emigrate to a place where a young boy can be called by his real name.Spotlighting the Sephardic Jewish converso culture in 1500's Portugal, this illustrated historical fiction chapter book includes an end note explaining the lives of Portuguese conversos, how the Inquisition came from