The Lioness Writes

The Lioness Writes

She Had Two Names

The incredible true story of a Jewish woman who built an underground escape network, stood up to popes and emperors, and worked to bring her people home.

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Melissa Brodsky
Jun 13, 2026
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She had two names from the day she was born.

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The one the priests wrote in the church register was Beatrice de Luna. The other one, the name her family whispered at home behind closed doors and shuttered windows, was …

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