Subject: Persecution

Manuscript in Spanish recounting the Auto de Fe held in Mexico City in 1747. The document details the trials of 23 individuals accused of Judaism, including their personal histories, accusations, and punishments. It features two full-page colored illustrations: the coat-of-arms of the Inquisition and the Order of Santo Domingo. The manuscript is 45 pages long, bound in later salmon-colored silk over limp boards with twin ties.

A 23-page pamphlet titled *Die Blutgier Spaniens und Vertreibung der Juden: historische Skizze aus den Zeiten des fünfzehnten Jahrhunderts* [Spain's Bloodlust and the Expulsion of the Jews: A Historical Sketch from the Fifteenth Century] by M. Philippson, revised by F. Schauer. Published in Milwaukee in 1873. The pamphlet is bound in contemporary colored wrappers.

Manuscript folio from the Mexican Inquisition, documenting the 1597 trial of Gonzalo Perez Ferro. This file, dated 1597, is not registered in the National Archives of Mexico and offers unique insight into the Carvajal circle and the Mexican Inquisition. The document includes a signed confession.

Two-page letter written by Presbyterian minister D. J. Caruahan to Isaac Leeser from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on October 13, 1851. Caruahan expresses gratitude for Leeser's answers to his questions, promises a visit in November, and offers encouragement following Leeser's dismissal from Mikvah Israel. Caruahan notes that such occurrences happen to the best of men and advises that mistreating a minister ultimately harms the congregants more than the minister.

Four-page letter written in German by E. Oppenheim of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, to Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia on July 14, 1864. The letter discusses the condition of the Pottsville congregation, noting the roles of Mr. Greewald and Silas Strause, and details a visit to the Danville congregation, including an incident involving the arrest of Mr. Oettinge. A full transcription is included.

A letter dated January 24, 1637, from the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Peru to the Inquisition in Mexico. The letter notifies the Mexican Inquisition of a Portuguese merchant and auctioneer, Gonzalo Barraza, suspected of practicing Judaism. Six witnesses testified against him, and the Peruvian Inquisition requests his immediate arrest. Historical records indicate Barraza's apprehension in Cartagena, Colombia, by 1641. The letter is written in Spanish and includes two attached pages. The original document shows some wear and a small tear affecting a few words at the right margin. Folio. Peru: January 24, 1637

Pamphlet detailing the martyrdom of the Carabajal family in Mexico between 1596 and 1601. Authored by G. A. Kohut and published in New York City in 1904.

Manuscript report by Alonso Hernandez Bonilla, General Inquisitor of Mexico, detailing the Auto-da-Fé held in Mexico City on December 15, 1577. The report focuses on the case of Hernando Alvarez Pliego of Oporto, Portugal, accused of practicing Judaism. Written in Spanish, the two-page manuscript describes Pliego's confession under torture and mentions unnamed accomplices in his Jewish practices in Mexico. The document offers significant insight into the activities of the Mexican Inquisition, established in 1571, and its persecution of those accused of Judaizing. The report is dated December 20, 1577.

This is a first edition of Domingo de Soussa's sermon delivered at the public Auto de Fe held by the Holy Office of the Inquisition in New Spain on June 14, 1699. The sermon recounts the trial and execution of Fernando de Medina, a merchant accused of secretly practicing Judaism. De Medina's defiant refusal to renounce his faith and his final declaration of dying as a Jew are central to the narrative. The book includes a title within a typographic border and an engraving on the first page. It is exceptionally rare, with no institutional holdings listed in WorldCat.

Booklet: *Die Blutgier Spaniens und Vertreibung der Juden : historische Skizze aus den Zeiten des fuenfzehnten Jahrhunderts... Von M. Philippson. Umgearbeitet von F. Schauer* [Spain's greed and expulsion of the Jews: historical sketch from the fifteenth century... By M. Philippson. Edited by F. Schauer...]. 23 pages. In contemporary colored wrappers. Published in Milwaukee in 1873.

Complete original issue of the Boston Recorder newspaper, published in Boston, Massachusetts on July 15, 1817. The front page features a lengthy news report titled "Jews In Russia," a reprint from the November 10, 1816, issue of The Jewish Expositor and friend of Israel, published by the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews. The article details the poor conditions of Jews in Russia and a minister's plan to convert them.

This is a first edition of a sermon by Lewis Stephens, Archdeacon of Chester, preached on July 6, 1735, in Exeter, England. The sermon uses the biblical example of Onesiphorus's kindness to St. Paul to exhort the congregation to support persecuted converts to Christianity. Specifically, it recounts the case of Joseph Ottolenghe, a Jew who converted to Christianity and was imprisoned by other Jews, before being rescued by the inhabitants of St. Petrock's. The sermon denounces the persecution of Jewish converts and champions the protection of these individuals by the Church of England. Published by E. Farley for E. Score, Exeter.

This book recounts the history of the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, also including a concise account of Christian persecution by pagans. It features Dr. Priestley's letters to the Jews and a response by David Levi, a learned Jew. Published circa 1825.

This book, "The History of the Inquisition," by William Sime, was published by the Presbyterian Board of Publication in 1834. It contains numerous descriptions of Jews as victims of the Inquisition, providing a historical account of their persecution during that period. The book offers insights into the religious conflicts and intolerance of the era, focusing on the experiences of Jews under the Inquisition.

This 38-page pamphlet, printed in London by John Gain for Randal Taylor in 1680, details the testimony of Francisco de Faria, interpreter and secretary to the Portuguese ambassador. De Faria's sworn statements relate to the Popish Plot, a supposed Catholic conspiracy to overthrow the English government. The pamphlet includes a title page and two pages of preface. It was originally possibly bound with, and removed from, *Memorial Toward the Discovery of the Bottom of this Popifh-PLOT*. This copy was sold in pieces and purchased separately. This pamphlet offers biographical information about de Faria, who was born in Pernambuco, Brazil in 1653 to Jewish parents, and details his travels and linguistic abilities.