eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
Dear ASF Members and Friends,
The ASF is honored to be a co-presenter of this Special Event.
When ordering your tickets, use code TRIBUTE for a 20% discount.
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92nd Street Y, the Consulate General of Spain in New York and the American Sephardi Federation
Present
ORIGINS OF THE SPANISH INQUISITION:
A TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF
DR. BENZION NETANYAHU
Panel Discussion to be followed by a Tribute from his sons,
Dr. Iddo Netanyahu and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
(schedules permitting)
Sunday, March 4, 2012
11:00am – Tickets are $18.00 & $29.00
Dr. Benzion Netanyahu is one of the world s leading scholars on Judaism in Spain and the Spanish Inquisition.Library Journal calls his groundbreaking work, The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth-Century Spain, monumental in scope [and] easily the finest study of the Inquisition to appear in this, or arguably any, century.
In honor of his 102nd birthday, a panel of distinguished historians, Professor Ángel Alcalá (Brooklyn College and Universidad de Salamanca), author of The Spanish Inquisition and the Inquisitorial Mind, andDr. Jonathan Ray (Georgetown University), author of The Sephardic Frontier: The Reconquista and the Jewish Community in Medieval Iberia, discuss Dr. Netanyahu s groundbreaking work. Moderating the discussion is the award-winning publisher Jason Epstein, who was a cofounder of both The New York Review of Books and Library of America. The panel is followed by special guest appearances by his sons,Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (schedule permitting), and Dr. Iddo Netanyahu, who pay tribute to their father, sharing reminiscences about his life and legacy. Please note that the elder Dr. Netanyahu will not be appearing at this event.
The discussion examines Dr. Netanyahu s controversial assertion that the conversos (descendants of Spanish Jews who had to convert to Christianity) persecuted during the Inquisition were not secretly practicing Judaism but were, in fact, faithful Christians. They were actually targeted because of their Jewish heritage their «impure blood» which gave birth to a modern, race-based anti-Semitism that would have terrible consequences for centuries to come.
Due to heightened security and anticipated delays, we advise early arrival. Doors open at 9:30am.
For details visit 92y.org/Inquisition.
PRESS MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE BY MARCH 1 to: mwheeler@92Y.org | 212.413.8841
Press are required to arrive in advance on March 4: 60 minutes (print) 90 minutes (TV/photographers)
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Dear Organizers,
I am writing from Caracas, venezuela. I would like to attend the event of March 4, in honor of Dr.Benzion Netanyahu. I have written (in Spanish) a personal experience <I had when visiting, many years ago, the Inquisition place in Lima, Peru.
I would appreciate if you can reccommend me a fiendly, not too expensive Hotel, to stay in New York for one week.
Sincerely,
Dr. Efraim Mendelovici
How can anyone let Alcala speak in that event? It was him who laught at the converso proofs of the Jewish heritage of Michael » Servetus», he said » some few drops of jewish blood had been found, referring to the converso Mother Zaporta. He does not know about Jewish culture? Now in 2010 he says » some authors had denied this possiblity. He should have added » me too, and I suggested it had no importance, but now in 2010 I say the contrary, cause public has no memory.» And of course never refers the discoverer. Gonzalez Echeverria, This is the proof he never refers in his Converso book. http://michaelservetusresearch.com/ENGLISH/img/fotos/Figura8Vida.jpg And now he tries to deny half of the work by Michael Servetus. Perhaps committes should check better who they invite.