New Book: Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People is a new title from Gaon Books, and it is written for a general reading audience.
Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People Ron D. Hart Santa Fe: Gaon Books. 2016. ISBN: 9781935604778. Paper. 19.95 294 pages, 25 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Part I Jews in Spain — 1.Who is a Sephardic Jew? 2.Forging the Andalusian Axis 3.In Muslim al-Andalus 4. In Christian Spain 5. Burgeoning Anti-Semitism 6. Inquisition and Expulsion Part II Sephardic Diaspora — 7. Culture and Ritual 8. In the Muslim World 9. In Early America 10.The Grand Conspiracy 11.Conversos in New Spain 12. Contemporary Latin American Jewish Movement Comment: "Sephardic Jews is a much-welcomed gateway to exploring the cultural and religious heritage of this community. Hart’s precise and very readable text reveals the complicated journey of Spanish and Portuguese Jews from their connections to the biblical era and through the 21st century. Turning its pages, one marvels at the instrumental and pivotal contributions that the Sephardim made to Spain. The book is simultaneously a brief chronological history and artful recounting of the lives of key personages like Damia al-Kahina, the Jewish Queen of the Berbers. Yes, Maimonides is here too, but more importantly so are carefully selected poems, letters, and life details of other Sephardic Jews. Its inclusion of images of synagogues, material culture, manuscripts, and people adds a splendid vibrancy to the text. The author also thoughtfully delves into the contemporary issues of crypto-Judaism and returnees to Judaism in the American Southwest. In short, Sephardic Jews is the perfect companion for one’s own journey into this fabled, but living history." —Roger Louis Martínez-Dávila, Ph.D. Professor, University of Colorado and Universidad de Carlos III de Madrid Ron D. Hart is a cultural anthropologist (Ph.D. Indiana University) and postdoctoral work in Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford, Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies where he focused on Jews in Medieval Spain. He is a Research Associate of the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico. Hart has done research on Sephardic traditions in Spain, North Africa, and South America with special attention to the Andalusian exchange between Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He is former Dean of Academic Affairs of InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico. Hart is President of the Jewish Community Council of Northern New Mexico and is Chair of the Santa Fe Jewish Book Council. He has awards for his work from the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, the National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Fulbright among others. Hart is the co-editor and historical consultant for the exhibition, “Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, the Inquisition, and New World Identities” at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe (May to December 2016). His most recent book is Judaism, an introduction to the history and practice of Judaism.
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