Join us for the Annual
JULY 11 2021 9 – 10 AM Mountain Daylight Time
VIA ZOOM: https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/2776081183
INFO: kavod66@hotmail.com
An annual ceremony remembering גרוש ספרד, the Expulsion of Jews from Spain, and the Spanish Inquisition, takes place on Sunday July 11, 2021 (ב אב תשפ"א), at 9 AM, via ZOOM. This ceremony was held by Zoom last year; previously it was 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. This was 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.
Rabbi David Zucker participates in the ceremony, as does Sarah Ruth Marquez. Dr. Seth Ward offers the address: “The Spanish Inquisition: History, Heritage, Misconceptions, and Modern Legacies.”
Last year’s ceremony honored the memory of William A. Berg and Dr. Bernice Dinner. We are grateful that Bruce Dinner is participating this year, as he has in past years. To attend, click on this link: https://uwyo.zoom.us/j/2776081183 or get the link at https://sward.posthaven.com/inquisition2021
INFO: kavod66@hotmail.com