View the trailer to our past president Genie Milgrom's soon-to-be-released film - Between the Stone and the Flower: The Duality of the Conversos

" Shavei Israel is the only Jewish organization today that is actively reaching out to “lost Jews” in an effort to facilitate their return."

Genie Milgrom is a past president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami.  Read about her quest to find her Sephardic roots at her website.

CLICK HERE TO REACH HER WEBSITE

Click here for the link to the article about Genie Milgrom's up-coming movie

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MOVIE TRAILER

Between the Stone and the Flower: The Duality of the Conversos

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Family History Today: Ask a Genealogy Librarian - Unique Sources at the Center for Jewish History-Thursday, August 24, 5 pm Eastern Time

 

4a.  Call for Questions: Aug. 24 "Ask a Genealogy Librarian" virtual program from the Center for Jewish History #education From: Moriah Amit Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:08:53 EDT   Family History Today: Ask a Genealogy Librarian – Unique Sources at the Center for Jewish History Thursday, August 24, 5 pm Eastern Time (U.S./Canada)   The Center for Jewish History (CJH) houses the largest archive of the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel, illuminating the history and culture of Jewish communities around the world. Among the vast collections at CJH are many unique documents and hard-to-find books that provide information on individuals, families, and places. A few examples include client files of immigrant aid organizations, burial lists of landsmanshaftn (hometown societies) in New York, and books on Jewish history and life in towns and regions across the globe. However, finding items that pertain to your family history can be tricky.  Moriah Amit, the CJH’s Senior Genealogy Librarian, will answer your questions about searching our online catalog, using archival finding aids, and determining what’s available online, as well as those about specific record types or collections. This program is appropriate for beginner and intermediate-level researchers of all Jewish backgrounds, Ashkenazi and Sephardi/Mizrahi. Please send us your most important questions by August 7 by replying to your registration confirmation email. NOTE: We will only accept questions submitted by individuals who have registered for this program.    Tickets: Pay what you wish. Register for a Zoom link here.     This program is sponsored by the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute at the Center for Jewish History. -- Moriah Amit Senior Genealogy Librarian, Center for Jewish History New York, NY mamit@cjh.org

The Early Crypto-Jews, Conversos, and Marranos of Florida

RECOMMENDED BY OUR MEMBER SYLVIA GURINSKY

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is planning a free Zoom program next month about the early Crypto-Jews of Florida. Here's a link to the page with the information, including how to register:

https://msje.org/event/the-early-crypto-jews-conversos-and-marranos-of-florida/

 

August 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

On September 8, 1565, Spanish colonizers established the city of St. Augustine in Florida, making it the oldest continuously occupied European-founded settlement in the United States. New historical research has revealed that among its founders were the first Jews to step foot in America – but their mysterious status as Crypto-Jews, Marranos, Conversos, New Christians, and “Hidden Jews” has, until recently, obscured their true identities.

Rabbi Merrill Shapiro, founder and president of the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society, will explore how the long-reaching arm of the Spanish Inquisition invaded even the United States, and shed light on how historians and scholars have painstakingly uncovered the truth about the first Jews in America.

This is a free, virtual lecture. Click here to register for the Zoom link.

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About the speaker: Rabbi Merrill Shapiro is the founding President of the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society. He served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and as an Instructor in Jewish History at the University of Central Florida. Shapiro is also a Past President of the National Board of Trustees of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. He is the founding President of the Atlantic Coast Florida Chapter of AU. Shapiro is past president of the Flagler County Democratic Club, the Orlando Board of Rabbis and the Flagler Area Ministerial Association. He also has served on the Board of Directors of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies. Rabbi Shapiro, now retired, has served pulpits in Columbus, Ohio; Orlando, Florida; Richmond, Virginia and Palm Coast, Florida. He currently resides with his wife, Robyn, in Palm Coast, Florida. They have two daughters and five grandchildren.