Throughout our long history, Jews have overcome all sorts of obstacles to observe the mitzvah of sukkah. But perhaps one of the most striking instances is the sukkah built in Mexico City in the year 1603 by a crypto-Jew named Sebastian Rodriguez.

The video chronicles the remarkable journey of Genie Milgram, a Cuban-born woman who unearthed her Jewish roots tracing back to the 14th century.

Archaeologists digging at a site in Evora, Portugal, discovered a dozen bodies they believe to be Jews who were persecuted by the Inquisition and "unceremoniously dumped outside the Inquisition Court along with regular garbage.”