Inquisition Remembrance Program via ZOOM: July 19, 2020
REGISTER FOR THIS ZOOM PROGRAM: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0udOGrqzstHdwGMcACQEmJzDDUKDI_0lal
Description of program below poster.
Remembrance Ceremony:
EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM SPAIN and THE INQUISITION
Sunday, July 19, 2020 - 27 Tammuz, 5780 10:30 am
An annual ceremony remembering גרוש ספרד , the Expulsion of Jews from Spain, and the Spanish Inquisition, takes place on Sunday July 19, 2020 (כז תמוז תש"פ), at 10:30 AM, via ZOOM. This ceremony was previously held at Babi Yar Park in Denver.
The Alhambra Decree promulgated at the end of March, 1492, gave Jews until July 31 of that year, – 7 Av 5252 to convert or leave Spain—close to the date of Tish’a BeAv, a day of so many tragedies for the Jewish people, and the ceremony is timed to take place close to this date. The program remembers vanished Jewish communities, the Expulsion, and the Spanish Inquisition, active for about a dozen years before the Expulsion, which made it dangerous for persons of Jewish heritage to “Judaize”—to retain any active Jewish practices--as many had done since mass conversions to Christianity started in 1391.
Rabbis David Zucker and Shim’on Moch participate
in the ceremony, as does Sarah Ruth Marquez. Dr. Seth Ward offers the address: “The
Spanish Inquisition: History, Heritage, Misconceptions, and Modern Legacies.” This
year’s ceremony honors the memory of William A. Berg and Dr. Bernice Dinner. To
attend, register by clicking https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0udOGrqzstHdwGMcACQEmJzDDUKDI_0lal or get the link at https://sward.posthaven.com/inquisition2020