## ***THE CRYPTO-JUDAISM MOVEMENT: ARE BNEI ANUSIM AN ASHKENAZI FANTASY?***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 2022***## ***WITH DAVID MENDOZA****This is a patrons-only meeting. To become a patron please sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/sephardi*The once genteel backwater of Sephardic genealogy has recently hit the headlines with a scandal over certification of candidates for Portuguese and Spanish citizenship. David Mendoza believes that the underlying problem is the rise of the crypto-Judaism movement that claims that literally hundreds of millions of people have meaningful Sephardic ancestry. What is this movement, where did it come from, and what are the implications for Sephardic genealogy? David shares his personal opinion.***David Mendoza*** is a host of Sephardic World, a founder of the Sephardic Genealogical Society, and principal author of their Code of Conduct. He currently works as a professional genealogist. He has a background in business-to-business market research including developing statistical models of global markets.This meeting is on Sunday 30 October 2022 at 11am in LA, 2pm NYC, 7pm London, 8pm Paris/Amsterdam and 9pm Jerusalem. Patrons can join us on Zoom. The link is shared at our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/sephardiOver the last two and a half years Sephardic World has become the leading forum for learning about Sephardic history and genealogy. We have no commercial sponsorship or public funding. There is no charge to attend our meetings or to view our content. If you are not a patron and can afford it, please consider supporting our work.*Best wishes,**Ton and David**Sephardic World**Image: from History of the World, written and directed by Mel Brooks, 1981*