The Family Tree Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introducing the Family Chapter 2 A Short History of the Conversos Inquisition in Spain and Portugal New Attitudes Toward Conversos The Special Status of the Rich Changing Places – Changing Names Chapter 3 Life in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp Converso Life in Lisbon and Antwerp The Family Business Pepper and the Mendes Wealth The Move to Antwerp Gracia’s Official Entry into the Family Business Diogo is Accused of Judaizing The Emperor’s Blackmail The Emperor’s Matchmaking Chapter 4 Gracia in Venice Conditions in Ferrara and Mantua A Sisters’ Quarrel The Alleged Kidnapping Inquisition by Proxy Costa’s Defense Brianda Before the Inquisition Chapter 5 Gracia and Jewish Patronage in Sixteenth-Century Ferrara The Ferrara Bible Meeting an Old Friend The Medal Controversy The Growing Intolerance in Ferrara Chapter 6 In Business with Ragusa Jews in Ragusa The Ragusan Deal Chapter 7 The Ottoman Empire and the Jews The Legal Status of the Jews Social life and Customs The Western View of Levantine Jews Gracia’s Arrival in the Ottoman Empire Who is a Jew? The Mendes-Nasi Enterprise The Crises in Ancona and Pesaro Leading the Boycott Against Ancona New Faces in Constantinople Gracia and the Resettling of Safed Jewish Patronage in the Ottoman Empire The Decline of the House of Mendes-Nasi Conclusion Appendix: Money, Prices, Values Index List of Illustrations Bibliography