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I Didn’t Come to Taos to Be Jewish
Sunday November 8th 10:00 am PST | 11:00 am MST | 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm EST Click Here To Register About The Speaker: Four years ago, Bruce Grossman published a book about his discovery of New Mexico and the ensuing connection to his deepest Jewish [...]
The Inquisition in Colombia
Sunday October 11th 10:00 am PST | 11:00 am MST | 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm EST Click Here To Register About The Speaker: Ron Hart is a cultural anthropologist and the Executive Director of the Institute for Tolerance Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He [...]
Call For Papers: 2026 Annual Conference
Call For Papers36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: “SEPHARDIC AND CRYPTO-JEWS IN THE EARLY SOUTH”SOCIETY FOR CRYPTO-JUDAIC STUDIESVia Zoom: Sunday, October 25, 2026Proposal Deadline: August 15, 2026The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies invites proposals for presentation at its 36th Annual Conference, October 25, 2026. This Conference is entirely by Zoom, and is open to regional, national, and international submissions.At [...]
Sunday June 7th, 2026: Exploring the Hidden Past of Spain’s Gypsy Population
Sunday June 7th 2026 10:00 am PST | 11:00 am MST | 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm EST JOIN US, Sunday June 7th, 2026 About the lecture: Exploring the Hidden Past of Spain’s Gypsy Population: Join Dr. Douglas Schar in a compelling discussion about the surmised and actual origins [...]
Sunday, April 26, 2026: “Does Art Imitate Life…?”
Sunday, April 26, 2026 10:00 am PST | 11:00 am MST | 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm EST JOIN US, Sunday April 26nd, 2026 for a discussion of the research behind the book "El Iluminado" by Ilan Stavans, PhD. Featuring Ilan Stavans, PhD. What happens when a [...]
Sunday Mar 22, 2026: Shakespeare’s Secret Jews
Sunday March 22 2026 10:00 am PST | 11:00 am MST | 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm EST JOIN US, Sunday March 22nd, 2026 for a discussion of the research behind the book Mark your calendars for the next Kanter Lecture on March 22 “ Shakespeare’s Secret Jews” featuring [...]
Sunday Jan 18, 2026: The Enduring Relevance of the Spanish Inquisition
Sunday Jan 18, 2026 9:00 AM Pacific | 10:00 AM Mountain | 11:00 AM Central | 12:00 PM Eastern JOIN US, Sunday January 18th, 2026 for a discussion of the research behind the book "We have a mission: to convert the Jews. They’ll see the light, learn wrong from right—we’ll [...]
35th Annual Conference Highlights August 10-12, 2025
Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Announces 35th Annual Conference in Los Angeles August 10-12, 2025 You can view the conference via YouTube. Click Here To Watch Contact: Conference Chair was Corinne Joy Brown jb.corinne@gmail.com The 35th annual conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies titled “Identities and Experiences: Navigating the Crypto-Jewish Journey” will be held from [...]
November 9, 2025: From New Christians to New Jews: Seventeenth-Century Spanish Texts in Defense of Judaism by Dr. Matthew Warshawsky
Sunday, November 9th, 2025 9:00 AM Pacific | 10:00 AM Mountain | 11:00AM Central | 12:00 PM Eastern JOIN US, Sunday November 9th, 2025 for a discussion of the research behind the book “From New Christians to New Jews: Seventeenth-Century Spanish Texts in Defense of Judaism” by Dr. Matthew Warshawsky. [...]
Sunday, September 14, 2025: Matriarchs and Memory: the Female Foundations of Crypto-Judaism
Sunday, September 14, 2025 9:00 AM Pacific | 10:00 AM Mountain | 11:00AM Central | 12:00 PM Eastern Crypto-Judaism is often described as a matriarchal religion, with conversa women as the keepers of Jewish ritual in the privacy of homes. This lecture will consider the ways in which crypto-Judaism also focuses on [...]
