The Crypto-Jewish Experience: Where It Began, Where It Is Now

rambam442013,

I sincerely apologize for this last minute posting. Its been a busy week. The Southwest Jewish Congress will be hosting an event on Crypto-Judaism.

Three part lecture  will feature distinguished speakers on the topic of the Sephardic Expulsion from Spain in 1492, the subsequent underground practices of these Crypto-Jews, and how we see effects of this event in our world (including Texas) today.

The event is free and open to the public.
Reservations requested: Call 214-361-0018 or
email Susan Myers at susan@swjc.org.

Date:  Sunday, January 8, 2017
Time:  2:00 – 5:00 pm (light reception to follow)
Place: The University of Texas at Dallas,
           Davidson Hall,
Jindal School of Management
           Free Parking in Lot M

The original flyer can be seen at the following link:

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-Crypto-Jewish-Experence.html?soid=1119021313266&aid=-Yj95Vm6xOw

Posted by Rabbi Juan Bejarano-Gutierrez the director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education and the author of Secret Jews: The Complex Identity of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Judaism.

Published by rambam442013

Rabbi Juan Marcos Bejarano-Gutierrez is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas where he earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. He studied at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Cleveland and received a Master of Arts Degree with Distinction in Judaic Studies. He completed his doctoral studies at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago in 2015. His doctoral dissertation is titled “Complex Identities: Christian and Jewish Attitudes Towards Conversos” and was accepted in September 2015. He also studied at the American Seminary for Contemporary Judaism and received rabbinic ordination in 2011 from Yeshivat Mesilat Yesharim.

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