The Secret Star
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Description: Replicas of a necklace originally created by Jews forced to convert during the Inquisition. Pendant can be worn open (abstract shape) or closed (Magen David).
While traveling in Europe as a member of the US Army in the 1950s, lifelong journalist Frank Meyer heard stories of a Jewish Star created by Jews forced to convert during the Inquisition. This pendant was a star these Conversos could wear open to hide their faith from the Inquisitors and closed when together for a prayer meeting. After almost 40 years of searching, Meyer found a copy of this amazing star and had it re-created for his own use. After many friends and relatives asked whether they could buy one, he searched for and finally found a jeweler who would reproduce them for him. The result is
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| Page title: | The Secret Star - Home |
| Keywords: | Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Jewish Star, presents for Jews, present for convert to Judaism, Magen David, Sephardic Jews, Spanish Inquisition, religious, necklaces |
| Description: | The Secret Star offers copies of a unique necklace in gold or silver, originally created by Jews forced to convert during the Inquisition. The pendant can be worn closed, as a Jewish Star, or open, as an abstract shape, which allowed converted Jews to hide their faith from the Inquisitors. |
| IP-address: | 64.29.145.9 |
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| WHOIS | Status: clientTransferProhibited |
| Date | Creation Date: 20-mar-2003 Expiration Date: 20-mar-2014 |