The historical biography of a true Jewish heroine in her day,
Gracia Mendes. Born in 1510 in Portugal, the book details this
woman's extraordinary personality until her death in 1569 in
Constantinople (today's Istanbul). Her life exemplified a
perseverance by the Jewish culture to survive and triumph even in
the worst of conditions. As a young girl, Gracia secretly married
successful Jewish spice trader, Francisco Mendes. But at age 27 she
became a widow, yet she went on to raise her children and run the
family business all on her own. Her travels led her through
Antwerp, Venice, Ferrara, Ragusa, and finally to Constantinople,
from where the Ottoman Empire dominated former Byzantium
territories and offered shelter for battered Conversos (converted
Jews). The text recounting the last fifteen years of Gracia's life
at the center of the Empire is particularly revealing. Birnbaum's
biography has the unique distinction of being the first among many
studies to pay tribute to a woman during this period. It is also
one of the first titles to pay equal attention to the lives of the
Conversos in Christian West Europe and in the Muslim East.
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