Anita Novinsky
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Anita Novinsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anita Waingort November 22, 1922 |
| Died | July 20, 2021 (aged 98) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Citizenship | Brazilian, Polish |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Known for | History of Brasil, History of Portugal, Portuguese Inquisition |
| Spouse | Mauricio Novinsky |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | University of São Paulo |
Anita Waingort Novinsky (22 November 1922 – 20 July 2021) was a Brazilian historian, who specialized in the Portuguese Inquisition in Brazil, and the history of Jewish presence in Brazil, notably, the customs of the Crypto-Jews of the country and the renaissance of the awareness of their Jewish roots, 200 years after the end of the Inquisition in Brazil. She was the author of several books on this subject, an associate professor and the founder and chairperson of the Museum of Tolerance at the University of São Paulo.
Novinsky was born in Stachów, Poland, and migrated to Brazil with her family when she was one year old.[1] She later became a Brazilian citizen and held Brazilian and Polish citizenship.[2][3]
She earned a degree in philosophy from the University of São Paulo in 1956, with a specialization in psychology from the University of São Paulo in 1958, her Ph.D. in Social History from the University of São Paulo in 1970 and a specialization in Racism in the Iberian World from Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in 1977. She taught as an associate professor at the University of São Paulo. Her specialization was the study of New Christians, those Portuguese and Spanish Jews also known as conversos or marranos who converted or were forced to convert to Christianity during the Middle Ages, but continued to practice Judaism in secret and pretended to be fervently Catholic in public. She was the author of several books in this area.[3][4][5]
Novinsky founded and served as chairperson of the Museum of Tolerance at the University of Sao Paulo.[3]
She died in São Paulo on July 20, 2021.[3]
