Seal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in New Spain
"Arise, O God, and Judge Your Own Cause"
The Hidden Jews of New Mexico Program Transcripts
These three radio documentaries, produced by award-winning producer Benjamin Shapiro, share
the moving personal experiences of present-day descendants of the
original settlers of New Mexico as they discover their true past, find a
renewed sense of history, search for their ancestors, and develop a
special pride in their unique religious and cultural identity as
crypto-Jews.
Were the earliest colonial settlers of New Mexico
really Jewish exiles forced to become Catholics by the Spanish
Inquisition? Do their modern-day descendants really continue to pass
down a legacy of Jewish rituals in secret after 400 years?
Search for the Buried Past: The Hidden Jews of New Mexico
[1988] Introduces the extraordinary story of a secret Jewish heritage
shared by many New Mexicans brought up in families that still carefully
hide their true identity.
The Hidden Jews of New Mexico: Rekindling a Spirit [1992] On
the eve of the Columbus Quincentennary and the anniversary of the
Expulsion of the Jews from Spain, descendants of New Mexican crypto-Jews
research their unique religious past and begin to rebuild a new
community identity.
The Hidden Jews of New Mexico: Return to Iberia [1995] Follows
New Mexicans Ramon Salas and Gloria Trujillo to Spain and Portugal,
where they search for their secret past and have an emotional meeting
with a community of crypto Jews much like themselves
