2009
February 2009
Sunday 8 February 2009
Sun 8 Feb, 1:30-3:30 pm. 524 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, 93101. Shelly Katz, 805-957-1115 x111. Bronfman Family JCC/Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara - [email][events]
Secret Jews: History and Culture of Crypto-Jews and Their Research For Jewish Roots and Identity Sunday, February 08, 2009 | 01:30 PM to 03:30 PM The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County (JGSCV) will hold a general meeting, co–sponsored with Temple Adat Elohim, on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Secret Jews: History and Culture of Crypto-Jews and Their Research For Jewish Roots and Identity
In the 14th and 15th Centuries, Jews of Spain and Portugal were forced to convert to Catholicism. Many families kept the knowledge of their Jewish past for 500 years, transmitting it in secret to their children and often continuing to practice Jewish rites covertly. Many of the descendents of these Crypto-Jews are now seeking their Jewish heritage.
Mr. Benveniste's presentation will follow the history of Spanish and Portuguese Jews, their forced conversion, the emergence of crypto-Judaism, how it came to the Americas, and the discovery of their Jewish background by many Hispanics in the Americas today. Speaker:
Arthur Benveniste, has been active in the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies since 1993, where he was president of the society from 2001 to 2003. He served as the co-editor of Halapid, the newsletter of the society. Mr. Benveniste has visited Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Italy, Morocco, Turkey and Greece. In 1992, he was invited by King Juan Carlos to return to Spain to commemorate the quincentennial of the expulsion of Jews.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County is dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and research tools with anyone interested in Jewish genealogy and family history. There is no charge to attend the meeting. Anyone may join JGSCV. Annual dues are $25 for an individual and $30 for a family.
For more information contact:
publicity@jgscv.org Jan Meisels Allen@ 818-889-6616
Time:
01:30 PM to 03:30 PM
Expected Attendance: 75-100
Location:
Temple Adat Elohim,
2420 E Hillcrest Drive,
Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362,
Phone: 805-497-7101
Contact:
Jan Allen,
Phone: 818-889-6616
Fax: 818-889-0189
president@jgscv.org
www.jgscv.org