Announcement for the one-day conference in St. Augustine, Florida: St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society (SAJHS) and the Society for Crypto-Judaic StudiesSCJS-SAJHS One-day Conference, December 9, 2018St. Augustine Jewish Historical SocietyRabbi Merrill Shapiro, President, 804-914-4460, rabbi32164@gmail.comscjs.sajhs.conference@gmail.comFlorida Mini-ConferenceThe SCJS-SAJHS one-day conference will be held Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the World Golf Village Renaissance St. Augustine Resort, 500 S Legacy Trail, St Augustine, Florida 32092, Phone: (904) 940-8000.The one day conference, open to all interested, will focus on "Telling the Story of Crypto-Jews in the Southeast United States." Scholars from many disciplines are expected to share research leading to a common understanding of the presence of the descendants of Jews in the continental southeast Colonial Spanish America under the Inquisition and in the years since.Registration: $50 before October 15, 2018; and $65 after that date. Registration fee includes coffee and refreshments mid-morning, full lunch, coffee and refreshments mid-afternoon. (kosher meals available on request) A buffet lunch will offer vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, peanut-free, and lactose-free options. Rooms at the Resort are at the discounted rate of $159 per night; attendees are responsible for lodging.The conference opens at 9 a.m. with a welcome, followed by a keynote address and more speakers. Following the official conference close at 5 p.m. guests may enjoy dinner on their own at a Resort restaurant or in town.At 7 p.m. attendees will enjoy "The Secret: The Spanish Inquisition in Old St. Augustine," a one-man play by Lee Weaver about an attorney in 16th century St. Augustine who seeks to find Judaizers among the local population. On Monday, December 10th at 10 a.m., guests may join the SAJHS Walking Tour, a two-hour, 1.4 mile stroll. It begins at Mission Nombre de Dios where St. Augustine was founded on the day after Yom Kippur 1565, and continues past Tolomato Minorcan Cemetery, the U.S’s oldest wooden schoolhouse and down St. George Street to the 1830 home of Moroccan Moses Elias Levy, among many other interesting historical sites. The tour ends at First Congregation Sons of Israel, Florida’s oldest synagogue in continuous use.Room Reservations: Contact Theresa Gouzos, Group Rooms Coordinator for all reservations needs. theresa.gouzos@atriumhospitality.com or 904.940.8582.Transportation: Samantha Smith with East Coast Transportation, is available to discuss any transportation needs. ssmith@ectjax.com or 904.394-9904For hotel info: www.worldgolfrenaissance.com*****The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, an international academic and secular association, fosters research, networking of people and ideas, and the dissemination of information regarding the historical and contemporary developments involving crypto-Jews of Iberian origins and other hidden Jewish communities around the world.The St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society promotes greater knowledge and understanding of the Jewish experience in the oldest European city in the United States, from the founding of St. Augustine in September 1565 to the present. SAJHS actively recruits partners to help tell the story of the rich history and heritage found on Florida’s First Coast.