SCJS 33rd Conference El Paso: Texas August 13-15, 2023
Online Conference Registrations Are Closed
Anyone who would like to attend the SCJS El Paso Conference must
contact the Conference Chair Blanca Carrasco directly at 915-474-9925
To be held at the luxurious
El Paso Convention Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza El Paso, Texas.
The Center is adjacent to the conference hotel, Hotel Paso del Norte, Marriott Autograph Collection at: 10 Henry Trost Court, El Paso, TX. 79901, located in the heart of the city. Note: Hotel reservations are on your own.
SCJS is delighted to know you will be joining us for this important event and hope you are looking forward to it as much as we are. You will hear from us again by email, closer to the conference date, regarding meal preferences, pre-conference events and conference check-in instructions.
If you are interested in being a vendor (books, CDs, relevant materials), please contact conference chair Blanca Carrasco at epjf.bcarrasco@gmail.com
Event Summary:
The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies
- Start Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023
- End Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
- Last Day to Book: Monday, July 25, 2023
Pre-conference events begin Saturday night with two films, “Remember My Soul” by Jillian Glantz and “The Long Journey” by Isaac Artenstein, followed by a historic tour Sunday morning with box lunch at a local museum. A genealogy workshop on site starts at 1:00 p.m..(Workshop included with full registration.) See registration form for details and costs
Schedules
Please Note: Times/Schedules Are Subject To Change
Saturday August 12
7:30 pm Crypto-Judaic film fest, featuring “Remember My Soul” and “The Long Journey”.
Sunday August 13
8:00 am Historic bus tour of Camino Real Trail with stop at Elisario, the Los Portales Museum, and box lunch.
1:00 pm Genealogy Workshop featuring Genie Milgrom and Arturo Cuellar
3:15 pm-5:00 pm Official opening with panel featuring 4 speakers
5:15 pm Cocktail Reception featuring local Mariachi music and dance
6:15 pm-7:15 pm Plated Dinner, welcome special guests, and Keynote speaker Silvia Hamui Sutton
Monday Aug 14
8:30 am-11:30 am panels
Midday –Buffet lunch
1:00 pm-2:30 pm Stratton Petit Sosin Lecture on the Arts – Jillian Glantz, filmmaker ,”Remember My Soul”
3:45 pm-5:00 pm Afternoon Panels
6:00 pm Buffet dinner
7:30 pm Helen Frankel Memorial Concert featuring Robyn Helzner“Key to the Casa”, Sephardic music and song.
Tuesday August 13
8:00 am-8:30 am General meeting
8:30 am-11:30 am Morning Panels
11:30 pm-12:30 pm Box lunch
12:30 pm-2:30 pm afternoon panels