The Canonization of a Myth

Portugal's 'Jewish Problem' and the Assembly of Tomar, 1629

by Martin A. Cohen

Book cover: The Canonization of a Myth

Extent: 112 pages

Publisher: Hebrew Union College Press

Subjects: Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Series: Monographs of the Hebrew Union College

Series volume number: 5

Language: English

(Hardback) (Published)

(June 2003)

ISBN: 9780878206049

Price: $20.00

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(PDF) (Published)

(June 2003)

ISBN: 9780878201358

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A synopsis and analysis of The Report of the Assembly of Tomar. An assembly convened at the Convent of Christ in the city of Tomar, northeast of Lisbon, in the Spring of 1629. This assembly of ecclesiastical dignitaries and professors of theology and canon law met with the mission to formulate a solution to Portugal’s “Jewish problem”.


A synopsis and analysis of The Report of the Assembly of Tomar. The Assembly, which convened on May 23, 1629 and concluded on August 6, 1629, sought to find a solution to Portugal’s Jewish problem.

  • By (author) Martin S Cohen