The
Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies 2014 conference will be held in Dallas , Texas
An impressive group
of some 35 international speakers (scholars, anthropologists, historians,
family researchers, filmmakers and screenings, musicians, personal narratives,
authors and more) will present, along with musical performances and a
pre-conference genealogy workshop.
Early registration
discount ends June 2. Register for the conference, see the tentative program
and speakers, and get hotel information: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/639496. Full registration includes meals, presentations, entertainment and the
genealogy workshop.
Join interested students and academics of the crypto-Judaic experience
while exploring the history of Sephardic Jews and their descendants following
the 1492 expulsion from Spain
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Keynote speakers are Angelina Muñiz-Huberman,
author of more than 45 books of fiction, poetry and essays, including Jewish
mysticism and Converso themes, and Ilan Stavans, author of many books on
Hispanic culture and Jewish topics.
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Doreen Carvajal, author of The Forgetting River and
journalist for the International New York Times (Paris), will share the tracing
of her family's history to Segovia ,
Spain
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The conference offers presentations by members of
the crypto-Jewish community, arts displays, music performances and scholarly
presentations. The Judy Frankel Memorial Concert will feature an artist whose
music has been influenced by the Converso experience.
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A pre-conference genealogy workshop will be
conducted by genealogists Schelly Talalay Dardashti, Genie Milgrom and Bennett
Greenspan; with four sessions (Sephardic resources, Sephardic genealogy,
Converso research techniques and DNA Testing).
Conference updates and other news of interest
to those involved with Crypto-Judaic studies can be found on The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Facebook page.
The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies fosters research, networking
of people and ideas, and the dissemination of information regarding the
historical and contemporary developments involving crypto-Jews of Iberian
origins.
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