Category Archives: Crypto-Jews

Papers, presentations and other materials relevant to Crypto-Judaic Studies

Secret Jews of the Americas: An Interview with Becky Neiman on the Dr. David Neiman channel.

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Dr. Seth Ward

https://youtu.be/Vo6XncvbJKY?si=yRz1Gly9IWkKJRz2 A wide-ranging interview about crypto-Judaism in the Americas and more. Thanks to Becky Neiman for editing supporting images. It was also a pleasure to learn about the career and lectures of her late father, Dr. David Neiman, to whose … Continue reading →

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Lost Highways: From Sefarad to Colorado’s San Luis Valley–crypto-Judaism in the U.S. Southwest.

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Dr. Seth Ward

History Colorado recently released this podcast. I was interviewed for the project. Please feel free to circulate. https://losthighways.libsyn.com/from-sefarad-to-the-san-luis-valley-crypto-judaism-in-the-southwest

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A talk about the so-called Fast of Jonah, edited from a conference paper and offered in memory of my late father.

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

Edited version of a talk offered on the occasion of the yahrzeit of my father, Aba Ward, Saturday, September 2, 2023. יהי זכרו ברוך It was based on a short passage in a conference paper offered in Spanish (elsewhere on … Continue reading →

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Gitlitz and Silverado

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

Gitlitz and Silverado:  A review and discussion of David M. Gitlitz’s last book Seth Ward Presented at the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies 33rd Annual Conference August 14, 2023 Living in Silverado was the last book written by David Gitlitz before … Continue reading →

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Gitlitz’ last book Living in Silverado – a review ( in Spanish)

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Dr. Seth Ward

My speech at the 2nd International congress on Inquisition and CryptoJudaism in Mexico City (via zoom). https://youtu.be/QEnnXPxQ2S0 Dr. Seth Ward Sent from my iPad

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The Spanish Inquisition: History, Heritage, Misconceptions, and Modern Legacies: Annual Address for the Sephardic Inquisition Ceremony of Remembrance, July 2022.

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Dr. Seth Ward

The Spanish Inquisition: History, Heritage, Misconceptions, and Modern Legacies.” This lecture is very similar to lectures given for past instances of the S.I.R.C. (Sephardic Inquisition Remembrance Ceremony). Many of the changes for 2022 were scribbles on the printout and little … Continue reading →

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Seth Ward on Video

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Click on this lick to find many videos of classroom lectures, conference papers, etc., all or nearly all loaded to YouTube. https://swarduwcourses.wordpress.com/seth-ward-on-youtube/ (FYI My YouTube Channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-xl0nnlhlmm-w6UZ4kR3Q ). Here is a partial list of the contents of the … Continue reading →

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Lecture by Seth Ward July 28 2021

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVxff5Rhn8Q Crypto-Jewish community of Colorado and New Mexico Lecture on Crypto Jews honoring the 30th anniversary of Yitzhak Kerem’s Sephardim and HaMizrach.

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Review of Kathleen Alcala’s Spirits of the Ordinary

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Review of Kathleen Alcalá, Spirits of the Ordinary, A Tale of Casas Grandes, with a foreword by Raven Chronicles Press, Seattle Washington, 2021. Review appears in HaLapid The author of this work, Kathleen Alcalá, is a former President of the … Continue reading →

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Seth Ward participates in global conference today. 9 PM Mountain Daylight Time. Conference Program here.

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Sefarad vehaMizrah on the occasion of its 30th year anniversary is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting on Wednesday, July 28 beginning at 19:30 p.m. Israel time. Topic: Global zoom of some 27 Sephardi and Mizrahi presentations going from … Continue reading →

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