Posts by Ronit Treatman
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The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced that it will donate all proceeds from the sale of its publication “Sarajevo Haggadah - History and Art”, along with ticket sales to the exhibit space housing the Sarajevo Haggadah, to Palestinian aid.[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/412725](https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/412725)
***Inviting one and all to attend the 35th annual conference of the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies this summer August 10-12 in Los Angeles. Enjoy stimulating lectures, panels, cultural events and four catered meals. Includes viewing of the film by and about Genie Milgrom, "Between the Stone and the Flower' and highlights from the debut folk opera about the life of Dona Gracia Nasi "La Senora" b...
Inviting one and all to attend the 35th annual conference of the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies this summer August 10-12 in Los Angeles. Enjoy stimulating lectures, panels, cultural events and four catered meals. Includes viewing of the film by and about Genie Milgrom, "Between the Stone and the Flower' and highlights from the debut folk opera about the life of Dona Gracia Nasi "La Senora" by n...
Film about the experience of Sephardic Jews who went to Arab lands after the expulsion from Iberia.
A compelling and historically significant docudrama, "1506 – The Lisbon Genocide", explores the largely untold story of the massacre of New Christians in Lisbon during the year 1506, an event of profound historical and cultural impact. This docudrama offers deep educational insights into a critical moment in history with themes of tolerance, persecution, and resilience that resonate with contempor...
I was honored to be invited to give the Kanter lecture to the Society of Crypto-Judaic Studies. I invite you to enjoy my talk.
Discover the special meaning of Queen Esther to the crypto-Jews of Iberia and their descendants.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scjs-online-kanter-lecture-conversos-santa-ester-by-ronit-treatman-tickets-843421916657?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR10FoLsfcU4yXEkpij9AxUOLhBCv4iff8RIR_GZ2xb6pmU6omByJVLPgfk
SCJS Online Kanter Lecture: Conversos & Santa Ester by Ronit TreatmanJoin us for a fascinating lecture about crypto-Jews, syncretism and identity! March 17th, 12PM (ET), 11AM (CT), 10AM (MT), 9AM (PT)https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scjs-online-kanter-lecture-conversos-santa-ester-by-ronit-treatman-tickets-843421916657?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR1HHkn9_PMymPzEnQNZ98W1xikjfqtmEADjryQZCWsvZMGRVb8r_F4B...
SCJS Online Kanter Lecture: Conversos & Santa Ester by Ronit TreatmanJoin us for a fascinating lecture about crypto-Jews, syncretism and identity! March 17th, 12PM (ET), 11AM (CT), 10AM (MT), 9AM (PT)
Does anyone know the musical cantillation for the Yom Kippur prayer of solidarity for victims of the Inquisition?
An initiative in Israel to reconnect with the descendants of forced converts from the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal, subtitled in English.
An initiative in Israel to reconnect with the descendants of forced converts from the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal, subtitled in English.
Please register here: [https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6016799306788/WN_kE5ZnfVQQ2aONbuHe4yjnw](https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6016799306788/WN_kE5ZnfVQQ2aONbuHe4yjnw)
Church records tell of a Jewish woman’s 1688 confession to admiring Queen Esther, who also hid her Jewish identity. Her community prepared special foods for ‘St. Esther’s Feast’
Church records tell of a Jewish woman’s 1688 confession to admiring Queen Esther, who also hid her Jewish identity. Her community prepared special foods for ‘St. Esther’s Feast’
For the last eight years, Treatman has been involved with Reconectar, an Israeli group that seeks to serve those Bnei Anousim as they try to make sense of their connection to Judaism.
'Festas Judaicas Criativas' é um livro para comunidades que estão descobrindo a ancestralidade judaica e que desejam se reconectar com as tradições de seus ancestrais. A versão em português já está disponível.
'Festas Judaicas Criativas' é um livro para comunidades que estão descobrindo a ancestralidade judaica e que desejam se reconectar com as tradições de seus ancestrais. A versão em português já está disponível.
Conference: Groundbreaking Sephardi Bnei Anousim mtDNA'Can mitrochondial DNA assist Bnei Anousim in their search to determine their maternal origin through genetic testing?'Organised by Shiloh Miriam- A Jewish Descendant of the Anousim of Portugal.Register Now!https://www.trybooking.com/BPWUGRegistrants whose time zone prevents them to watch live will receive a link to watch at their time zone.
Looking for creative Passover activities you can do with your kids? I shared my favorite ones from being a stay at home mom with my three kids. Please enjoy ideas gleaned from years of experience. Be sure to check out the Sephardic traditions I share such as the Pan de Siete Cielos for Shavuot. The Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese versions will be published soon.
The law calls for certain activities on the day of commemoration, including for the Minister of Education to arrange for educational activities and resources associated with The Inquisition, the forcibly converted Jews known as the Anousim, and their descendants, and the Expulsion from Spain and Portugal.
Without the Sephardi Jews, the modern State of Israel would not exist as we know it.