Renee Levine Melammed
WSRP Research Associate 1993–94
Home institution
Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies
Research project
The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile, 1492-1592
A socio-religious history of the crypto-Jewish women of Castile, 1492-1592. This research is based on analysis of Inquisitorial proceedings of trials of judaizing women who played a central role in the perpetuation of crypto-Judaism in Spain.