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The story of Acosta deals with the persecution of the Jews during the time of the middle ages. Our unfortunate hero is a descendant of an unhappy family whose father was driven out from ... See full synopsis

The story of Acosta deals with the persecution of the Jews during the time of the middle ages. Our unfortunate hero is a descendant of an unhappy family whose father was driven out from Spain on account of his religious belief. He settled down in Portugal where he fell a victim of the inquisition, leaving a wife and three children. The church at that time issued a decree that the Jews should be burned alive unless they turned Christians. Acosta's mother, for the sake of her children, embraced the Christian religion, and Acosta, a born genius, found favor with the Cardinal of the Church. He adopted and educated him according to the formalities of the Catholic faith of those days. But the beaten path was too narrow for the born genius. As a boy of twelve, he stole out at night from the dormitory, taking with him a cross to safeguard against persecution and a volume of the Talmud which was so near to his heart. Such were the companions that accompanied him on his unknown journey, ...