| David M. Gitlitz is a writer, former provost and currently professor of
Hispanic studies at the University of Rhode Island. David Gitlitz holds
a B.A and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He divides his time among research
on three broad areas: the Golden Age of Spanish literature, Spanish-Jewish
history, and pilgrimages. He has authored or co-authored several books on
Hispanic literature, Sephardic history, and pilgrimage, including: |
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| Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews. Culled from Inquisition
documents, David Gitlitz documents the religious customs of the Iberian
Jews who converted to Catholicism, largely under duress, in the 14th and
15th centuries in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies. |
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| A Drizzle of Honey: an Inquisition cook-book. Forced to convert to Catholicism during the Inquisition, many Jews in Spain kept alive their culture and identity in secret. Their food traditions have been re-created in these recipes, which are mingled with stories about the people who created them. |
