Dear all, welcome to English 303, Jews Across the Americas! For the first day, please have read the following:

• Introduction
• Jonathan Ray (Georgetown University), Edict of Expulsion (Spain, 1492).
• Relación de Antonio Montesinos (1644)
• Frances Levine (Missouri Historical Society), Doña Teresa Confronts the Spanish Inquisition in New Mexico (New Spain, 1662).

In class we will be signing up for cities. Your final project and many of your shorter assignments will involve Jewish literature and culture from this city, so take a look at the list and think about which interest you the most! We will also going over an Introduction to WordPress for those who haven’t used it before.