Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
JESURUN, REUEL — (formerly Paulo de Pina; c. 1575–1634), Portuguese Marrano. Born in Lisbon of a new christian family, Paulo set out for Rome in 1599, intending to join a Christian order there. En route he called on the Marrano physician Elijah Montalto, a friend … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JESURUN — (Jessurun, Yeshurun), descendants of a Marrano family who fled the Spanish Inquisition and settled mainly in Amsterdam and Hamburg. The Hamburg branch is best known for (d. 1655), rabbi of Hamburg s Portuguese community. He was succeeded by ISAAC … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LOBATO — (Cohen Lobato), Marrano family prominent in Amsterdam, Hamburg, and London. Of especial importance were the following: ABRAHAM COHEN LOBATO, Portuguese Marrano born in Lisbon where he was known as Diego Gomez Lobato. In 1599, when his kinsman,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHAVES — CHAVES, Portuguese family, named after its town of origin, Chaves. After the expulsion and forcible conversions of 1496–97, it was one of the wealthiest and most distinguished of the Marrano families. Branches of the family settled in Amsterdam,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LISBON — LISBON, capital of portugal . The Middle Ages Jews were apparently settled in Lisbon in the 12th century, at the time of the conquest of the territory from the Moors and the establishment of the kingdom of Portugal by Affonso I (1139–85). For a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
