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Week of Sunday, August 1, 2010 (21 Av 5770), Part I of II

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Index

1. New Publication: Studies on Judeo-Spanish and Sephardic Culture (Agis)

2. New Publication: _Essays from Occupied Holy Land_ (Sasson)

3. New Publication: _Agua Tibia, Media Vida_ (Tirocinio)

4. New Publication: _The Sephardic Anousim_ (Alfassa)

5. New Publications: Four Books on Jews in Relation to Turkey and the
U.K. (Reisman)

6. Table of Contents: _Jewish History_ 24:2 (Springer)

7. Special Sale: Copies of _Marguerite: Journey of a Sephardic Woman_ (Stein)

8. Call for Panelists: Jews in Asia and Asian Jews in the United
States at Association of Asian Studies/International Convention of
Asia Scholars (Roland)

9. Lecture on Doña Gracia Nasi: November 2, 2010 in NYC (Brooks)

10. Conference: Jewish Merchants in the New World: 1800-1900 (Brooks)

11. Goldziher Prize for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations Awarded to
Mark Cohen (Cohen)

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1. New Publication: Studies on Judeo-Spanish and Sephardic Culture (Agis)

From: DERYA AGIS <deryaagis(at)gmail(dot)com>
via: Robert A. Rothstein <rar(at)slavic(dot)umass(dot)edu>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 22:21:30 -0400 [05/12/2010 10:21:30 PM EDT]

Derya Agis, _Studies on Judeo-Spanish and Sephardic Culture Subtitle:
Cognitive Scientific Essays_ (Lap - Lambert Academic Publishing, Koln,
Germany, 2010).
ISBN-10: 3838359461
ISBN-13: 978-3838359465
Pages: 120

Abstract:
This book is dedicated to the Judeo-Spanish language and Sephardic
culture, and it involves various cognitive scientific and
anthropological linguistic studies conducted for the revitalization of
the Judeo- Spanish language. The main aim and scope of this book is to
introduce the readers to the Sephardic culture of the Ottoman Empire
and Turkey through interdisciplinary studies on the Judeo-Spanish
language.
available at: http//www.amazon.com

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2. New Publication: _Essays from Occupied Holy Land_ (Sasson)

From: victor sasson <victor7sasson(at)gmail(dot)com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:51:26 -0400 [10:51:26 AM EDT]

This is to announce my non-fiction book, _Essays from Occupied Holy Land_.
The book contains 108 relatively short, informal essays on many
topics, with a number of dominant themes (most of the essays were
written in 2009). It is very critical of Israeli/Zionist policies and
activities. It shows, among other things, how Sephardi/Babylonian
Jewry and Middle Eastern Jewish faith and culture are being
systematically wiped out by Ashkenazi/European Zionists.

Victor Sasson
[ed.: very slight edit]

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3. New Publication: _Agua Tibia, Media Vida_ (Tirocinio)

From: Tirocinio SL <tirocinio(at)tirocinio(dot)com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:26:48 +0200 [06/23/2010 01:26:48 PM EDT]

Estimados amigos:

Es un placer anunciaros la publicación de un nuevo libro de la
Colección ?Fuente clara. Estudios de cultura sefardí?. Click here for
attachment (subscribers should visit:
http://www.umass.edu/sephardimizrahi/past_issues/100801.html)

Un cordial saludo.

El equipo editorial de Tirocinio
c/ dels Cavallers 56. 08034 Barcelona - España
Tel. (34) 93 204 58 72 -- Fax (34) 93 204 26 20
www.tirocinio.com

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4. New Publication: _The Sephardic Anousim_ (Alfassa)

From: Shelomo Alfassa <salfassa(at)gmail(dot)com>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 10:40:40 -0400 [05/14/2010 10:40:40 AM EDT]

Shelomo Alfassa, _The Sephardic Anousim_ (2010).

_The Sephardic Anousim_ was written to fill a lacuna in the subject of
the ?anousim? (Hebrew for 'coerced'). The anousim are descendants of
the forcibly converted Jews of Spain and Portugal (in the past known
as marranos). Many tens of thousands of Jews converted in the 14th and
15th century due to violence and religious intimidation-however, many
of these Jews secretly concealed their Judaic observances while acting
like they were newly baptized Catholics. Today, descendants of those
converted Jews are increasingly "coming out" only to find themselves
lost in a sea of complicated Jewish laws; getting deceived by
missionaries; and are frustrated in seeking to fully understand the
history of their own people.

This book explains both the Inquisition as well as the expulsion from
Spain in 1492. It provides first-hand accounts of the worst trials and
tribulations the Jewish people suffered prior to the Holocaust. It
discusses 'crypto-Jews' and controversy related to crypto-Jews. It
examines issues important to the anousim such as halakha (Jewish law),
conversion or return, missionary interference and it highlights the
opinions (responsa) of rabbinical leaders over past centuries in
regard to forcibly converted Jews.

Published April 2010; 260 pages 6"x9" / Perfect bound: ISBN
978-0-9763226-8-9 / Includes bibliographical references, illustrations
and index - List price: $19.95

About the author: Shelomo Alfassa oversees Special Projects for the
American Sephardi Federation at the Center for Jewish History in New
York City. His academic passion is the history of Jews from both
Iberia (Spain and Portugal) and the Ottoman Empire. He is the author
and editor of several books including: _A Window Into Old Jerusalem_
and Ethnic Sephardic Jews in the Medical Literature

This book may be purchased at: http://alfassa.com/anousim-book.html

Shelomo Alfassa

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5. New Publications: Four Books on Jews in Relation to Turkey and the
U.K. (Reisman)

From: ARNOLD REISMAN <arnoldreisman(at)sbcglobal(dot)net>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 -0700 [03:00:00 PM EDT]

This is two announce four new books by Arnold Reisman. Each one
focuses on specific events that impacted the lives of the Jewish
people. _An Ambassador and A Mensch: The story of a Turkish Diplomat
in Vichy France_ relates the heroic deeds of Behic Erkin and his staff
who saved thousands of Jews in both occupied and Vichy France. Against
the will of Berlin, Vichy, and Ankara, they placed their careers and
lives in jeopardy. _Refugees and Reforms: Turkey?s Journey_ details
the impact that European scholars and scientists had on the creation
of the modern Turkish Republic. Discarded by the Nazis, their lives
were saved by their invitations to Turkey. Along similar lines,
_Shoah: Turkey, the US and the UK_ compares each country?s efforts to
save lives during one of humanity?s darkest hours. _My Enemy?s Enemy_
tells the story of the various all Jewish units in the British army,
starting with the Zion Mule Corps and ending with Israel?s statehood.
Dr. Reisman uses archival documents and pictures from various sources
to support the work in all of his books. Please see www.amazon.com for
all his books.

Arnold Reisman PhD PE
18428 Parkland Drive
Shaker Hts Oh
44122 USA
(216) 561 1763

[ed.: slight edit]

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6. Table of Contents: _Jewish History_ 24:2 (Springer)

[Note from Editor/Moderator Aviva Ben-Ur: Only items related to the
listserv are included below.]

From: Springer [mailto:springeralerts(at)springer(dot)delivery(dot)net]
via: "Mendelsohn, Adam D" <MendelsohnA(at)COFC(dot)EDU>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:29:13 -0400

_Jewish History_, Vol. 24, Issue 2
In this issue:

Renee Levine Melammed, ?Judeo-conversas and Moriscas in
sixteenth-century Spain: a study of parallels?
pp. 155 - 168

Timothy De Paepe, ?Diego Duarte ii (1612-1691): a converso's
experience in seventeenth-century Antwerp?
pp. 169 - 193

Book Reviews

Lucia Finotto on Shlomo Simonsohn: _The Jews in Sicily_. Volume 15:
Notaries of Trapani. A Documentary History of the Jews in Italy
pp. 213 - 216

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7. Special Sale: Copies of _Marguerite: Journey of a Sephardic Woman_ (Stein)

From: stein2009(at)comcast(dot)net
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:35:09

Gloria Sananes Stein, _Marguerite: Journey of a Sephardic Woman_ (a
biography of my Salonikan-born journalist mother) was published in
1997 and read by the scattered Sephardim in Europe, South Africa,
Central and South America as well as the U.S. The Saltiel European
association bought copies for every member.

I have a print overload and have donated cartons of copies to
synagogues and Holocaust agencies. Many re-sell them for fund raisers
or give them to new member. The cover price is $13.95

I can send an interested reader a copy at no charge, but the shipping
rate of $3.00 per book has to be pre-paid. I can be reached at:
stein2009(at)comcast(dot)net.

Gloria Sananes Stein

[ed.: slight edit]

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8. Call for Panelists: Jews in Asia and Asian Jews in the United
States at Association of Asian Studies/International Convention of
Asia Scholars (Roland)

From: Roland, Dr. Joan G. [mailto:jroland(at)pace(dot)edu]
via: "Mendelsohn, Adam D" <MendelsohnA(at)COFC(dot)EDU>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:11:29 -0400

Sent: Tue 6/8/2010 2:45 PM
Subject: CFP for Association of Asian Studies/International Convention
of Asia Scholars

I am looking for participants for a two-hour panel on Jews in Asia and
Asian Jews in the United States for the joint conference of the
Association for Asian Studies/International Convention of Asia
Scholars in Honolulu, March 31-April 3, 2011. So far we have papers on
Baghdadi Jews in Malaya, Singapore and and Hong Kong during the
Japanese Occupation; Indian Jews in the United States; and
Luso-Sephardic Jews and their descendents in Goa. We need at least one
more active participant (paper presenter or discussant) and a chair.
We welcome additional participants as travel funding may turn out to
be an issue for some. If anyone is interested, please contact me at:
jroland(at)pace(dot)edu.

Thank you,
Joan Roland

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9. Lecture on Doña Gracia Nasi: November 2, 2010 in NYC (Brooks)

From: Andree Brooks <andreebrooks(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:39:29 -0400 [02:39:29 PM EDT]

Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Dona Gracia Nasi.
West Side JCC's, 334 Amsterdam AVe at W.76 St,
7 p.m. Tuesday, November 2.
Lecture, tapas, music. $10 members, $15 guests.
Lecture given by Andrée Aelion Brooks,
author of the biography: "The Woman who Defied Kings:
the life and times of Dona Gracia Nasi."
Co-sponsors: American Sephardi Federation and
Cong. Shearith Israel
New York. N.Y. 10023.
JCC phone registration: 646-505-5708

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10. Conference: Jewish Merchants in the New World: 1800-1900 (Brooks)

From: Andree Brooks <andreebrooks(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:39:29 -0400 [02:39:29 PM EDT]

Sunday, November 7, 2010: full day event
Jewish Merchants in the New World: 1800-1900
Sponsored by Gomez Mill House, Marlboro, N.Y.
Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th Street
New York, N.Y. Ph: 212-294-8329
or send an e-mail to: gomezmillhouse(at)gomez(dot)org
for more details and speakers.

Andrée Aelion Brooks
author, journalist, lecturer
15 Hitchcock Road
Westport, CT 06880
Ph: 203-226-9834
Fax: 203-226-0814
website: www.andreeaelionbrooks.com
website: www.outofspain.com
website: www.wcsyale.org

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11. Goldziher Prize for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations Awarded to
Mark Cohen (Cohen)

From: Mark Cohen <mrcohen(at)princeton(dot)edu>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:37:46 -0700 [06/29/2010 06:37:46 PM EDT]

Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations Announces
Winner of New Interfaith Award

First Goldziher Prize to be Awarded to Professor Mark Cohen For
Promoting Understanding Across Religious Faiths

Boston (May 17, 2010) The Center for the Study of
Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations announced on Tuesday May 11th the
first awardee of the Goldziher Prize, Professor Mark Cohen of
Princeton University. The announcement was made at an event at the
Muslim American Society of Boston?s Islamic Cultural Center attended
by members of Boston?s interfaith community. The prize is named for
the 19th century Islamicist, Ignác Goldziher, a Hungarian Jew who
revered Islam and Muslim people and validated Islamic studies in the
19th century European university context.

The prize is being administered by Merrimack College?s Center for the
Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations. The Center promotes
reverence, understanding and collaboration in works of justice and
peace among Jews, Christians and Muslims.

?The mission of the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim
Relations comes at a critical time as we witness the clash of
civilizations and the conflict between the east and west. The
similarity of Jews and Muslims is woefully forgotten and we need to
realize their commonalities such as their monotheism, the practice of
daily prayers, dietary laws and charity in their daily lives. Being
awarded the Goldziher Prize is both an honor and a challenge, to write
about the past without being tainted by the exigencies of the
present,? said Professor Mark Cohen.

Professor Cohen, The Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish
Civilization in the Near East at Princeton University, is the first
winner of the Goldziher prize. Professor Cohen is the author of _Under
Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages_, a powerful study
revealing the advantages for Jews of the Middle Ages of being governed
by Muslims and a work that has been translated into Arabic, Hebrew,
Turkish, French, German; Romanian and Spanish are forthcoming. He is
an ordained rabbi.

At the event, Professor Cohen presented a gift to the Islamic Cultural
Center of an Arabic translation of his book.

?The Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations is
proud to join Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders for interfaith
reverence, understanding and collaboration in works of justice and
peace in announcing the first Goldziher Award to Professor Mark
Cohen,? said Padraic O?Hare, Director of the Center for the Study of
Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations.

?The Goldziher Award represents the connection of the worlds of
Judaism and Islam and the power of words and ideas that need to be
used as a vehicle for transformation. What we say to each other has a
way of shaping the world and moving it forward in peace,? said Rabbi
David Gordis, President Emeritus of Hebrew College, Director of the
National Center for Jewish Policy Studies and Senior Visiting Scholar,
The University of Albany-SUNY.

?In the Boston area, we?ve worked hard to promote mutual understanding
and respect among all faiths. Interreligious dialogue is complex, but
important in our quest for understanding,? said Father David Michael,
Associate Director, Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs,
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

?Our hope is to identify and experience the commonalities among our
faiths,? said Salma Kazmi, a leader in the local Muslim community and
lecturer at Merrimack College.

The Goldziher Prize is a $25,000 cash award, made possible by a
generous grant from The William and Mary Greve Foundation and by the
vision of one of the Foundation?s principals, John Kiser. On October
6, 2010, the prize will be formally presented to Professor Cohen at a
dinner at Brandeis University.

About the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations
Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, Merrimack College is a
Catholic college in the Augustinian tradition.
The Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations is the
first program in the world to expand its mission from principally
sponsoring studies in Jewish-Christian relations to include the study
of the relationship of Islam and the Muslim people along with the
other two faith traditions.

Mark Cohen

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