The Converso & Latino Connection to Israel

A JNF-USA and Jewish Heritage Alliance presentation

By Jewish National Fund-USA staff

Join Jewish National Fund-USA and Jewish Heritage Alliance on May 23 at noon (EDT) as they explore the converso and Latino connection to Israel.

This compelling story of the Sephardic experience began hundreds of years ago with the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula during a profound period of persecution, pogroms and forced conversions (conversos). Hear from three individuals of Sefarad descent who rediscovered their Jewish identity and became ardent Zionists and leaders in their communities.

Hannah (once Ana) Eyal, whose story, “Back to Israel,” reminds every Jew what being Jewish is all about — to own an identity that’s able to survive for generations, one that can be revived even after hundreds of years.

Genie Milgrom is a genealogist, researcher and promoter of Sefarad. She is a past president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami as well as the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies. She has spoken at the Knesset in Israel, lectured around the world, and her work has been showcased in many publications, including the Jerusalem Post.

Dr. Lorenzo Trujillo is an Affiliate Professor of Music and the Director of the Metropolitan State University of Denver Mariachi Ensemble and the Mariachi Correcaminos. In 2009, he was inducted into the Colorado Chicano Music Hall of Fame, and in 2011, he was presented with the Tesoro Cultural Center’s Tesoro de Oro Award.

This event is free to attend and is taking place via Zoom. Register at jnf.org/converso.

Questions? Contact Sam Richardson at 800-211-1502, ext. 855 or srichardson@jnf.org.