RECONECTARSE 2016:
CONFERENCIA INTERNACIONAL
REVITALIZAR LAS RAÍCES Y EL PATRIMONIO COMÚN LATINO-JUDÍO
7 – 8 de septiembre, Trump International Beach Resort,
Sunny Isles Beach (Miami), FLORIDA
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Honorary to-chairs of the ford creme:
Mr Henry Cisneros, Chairman, Litylliew Companies
Mr Betty Ehrenberg, Executive Director,
World Jewish Congress – USA
PROGRAM
Wednesday, September 7:
9:00 – DSO
Registration and refreshments
9:30 – 10:30
Conference opening and welcoming remarks
Moderator; Prof. Abraham Gross
Participants: Ms. Betty Ehrenberg; Mr. Henry Cisneros; Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg, Congregation Rodfei Sholom, San Antonio, TX; Prof. Zvi Arad, President, Netanya Academic College; Mrs. Miriam Fierberg-Ikar, Mayor of Nelanya.Israel.
Historical Background (Short Film)
10:30 – 12:00 Session I Demography, Genetics. Genealogy
Chair: Marc Gueron, Trustee.
American Sephardi Foderation, Researcher of Ottoman-Sephardi History
Sergio DelLaPergola. Hebrew University of Jerusalem:
LATIN JEWISH DEMOGRAPHY PRESENT AND FUTURE
Yael Cohen, Institute for Sefardi and Anouslm Stdies, Netanya Academic College.
MODERN TOOLS OF 2IST CENTURY GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
Max Blankfeld Family Tme DNA:
IBERIAN-JEWISH COMMON ROOTS – THE DNA PERSPECTIVE
Tudor Parfitt, Florida International University:
PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH ANOUSIM: THE PROBLEM OF HYBRIDITY
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Session II: 500 Years of New Christian History (1)
Chalr: Sonia Bloomfield, University of Maryland
Anita Waingort Novinsky. Sao Paulo University
THE JEWS WHO BUILT BRAZIL
Nathan Wachtel. College de France-Paris:
A MARRANO MEMORY IN PERU?
David Gitlitz. University of Rhode Island
SPANISH INQUISITION PROCESOS: A GENEALOGICAL TOOL?
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00 -16:30 Session III: 500 Years of New Christian History (2)
Chair: JecheEkel Rappaport, the Riviera Parham., FL
Lina Gorenstein, Sao Paulo University:
NFW CHRISTIANS IN BRAZIL – CURRENT STATUS AND DESIDERATA
Seth Kunin, Curtin University, Australia:
MODERN EXPRESSIONS OF IDENTITY AMONG THE CRIPTO-JEWS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
Elvira Mea, Oporto University, Portugal:
ON THE ROUTES OF THE PORTUGUESE MARRANOS – THE APOSTATES, THE EXPATRIATED, AND THE SECRET ONES
Henry Green, University of Miami:
IBERIAN EXILE AND THE FATHER OF FLORIDA – DAVID LEVY YULEE
16:30 – 17:45 Session IV Personal Stories
Chair: Ms. Diana Hagee, Cornerstone Church, San Antonio, TX
Fabio Franciolly Fonseca – Brazil
Joe Maldonado – New York
Gustavo Ramires – Costa Rica
Schulamith Halevy, Hispania Judaea, Hebrew University.
THE ISRAELI ESTABLISHMENT FACING THE IBERIAN – JEWISH DESCENDANTS
17,95 – 18:30 Break
18:30 -19:30 The Honorary Awards Ceremony
Presented by Prof. Zvi Arad President of the Netanya Academic College
Keynote speaker Pastor Dr. Joint Hagee, Cornerstone Church
Moderator Prof Abraham Gross
AWARDS RECIPIENTS:
Woman of Valor: Ms. Naomi Deter
Woman of Valor: Ms. Genie Milgrom
President’s Award: Prof. Anita Waingort Novinsky
Honoris Causa degree: The honorable Mt Henry Cisneros
19:30 Gala Dinner (Separate registration required) – See more
Thursday, September 8:
9.30 -11:00 Session V: Reconnection Organisation
Opening Remarks: Mr. Dani Dayan, Israel’s Consul General in New York
Chair: Mr. Dani Dayan.
Bonita Nathan Sussman, Kulanu.
Maurice Toledano, Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain – Madrid
Rabbi Stephen Leon, Anoudin Center, El Paso, TX
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 -12:45 Session VI – Latino and Jewish Organizations
Chair Pastor Carlos Ortiz, Cristo Vive Network
Sonia Spar, And-Defamation League
David E. R. Dangoor, American Sephardi Federation
Peter Tallow, Center for Hispanic-Jewish Relations, Dallas, TX
Pastor Mario Bramnick, Hispanic Israel Leadership Coalition, FL
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
13.45 – 15:00 Session VII: Interfaith Dialogue (Sponsored by ADL)
Chair: Rabid David Sandmel, Director of Interfaith Affairs, Anti Defamation League
Peter Ductram, Director of Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Miami
Rabbi Juan Mejia, Rabbi-in-Residence at Bechol Lashon
Rev. Gabriel Salguero, President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition
15:00 – 15,30 Coffee Break
19:30 – 17:00 Closing Round Table Discussion: The Future of Latin Jewish Relations
Moderator Honorable Mr. Henry Cisneros
Mr. George «Bud» Scholl, Mayor of Sunny Isles, FL
Mr. Lior Hayat, Israeli Constul-General of Miami
Ms. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, US Congresswoman
Latino leader: To he armonneed
Concluding Remark: Dr. Dared Allman, Senior Vice President, Netanya Academic College
For inquires: salomonb@netanya.ac.il
http://sefardi-anousim.org.el