{"id":1695,"date":"2010-11-17T17:53:19","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T22:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulanuarchive.kulanu.org\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2019-04-08T10:53:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:53:07","slug":"kulanu-fall-newsletter-is-now-online-focus-on-bnai-anousim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/kulanu-fall-newsletter-is-now-online-focus-on-bnai-anousim\/","title":{"rendered":"Kulanu Fall Newsletter Is Now Online \u2013 Focus on B\u2019nai Anousim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fall, 2010 issue of the Kulanu Newsletter is now online &#8211;\u00a0 you can\u00a0<a title=\"kulanu\" href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/newsletters\/2010-fall.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read it here<\/a>. In this issue, editor Judy Manelis turns our attention to a major issue of our time\u2026that of the B\u2019nai Anousim (also known as Conversos, Marranos, Secret Jews and Crypto-Jews), the descendants of the Jews in Spain and Portugal who were forced to convert to Catholicism.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest by B\u2019nai Anousim in their ancestry and ancient faith. Many want to learn about their Jewish heritage and\/or return to the Jewish community. Sadly, many synagogues and communities are not welcoming. It is our hope that this issue of our newsletter will open up a dialogue in Jewish communities and synagogues around the country and abroad and will challenge Kulanu readers to think about what steps they can take in their own communities to ensure B\u2019nai Anousim receive a warm welcome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/content.delivra.com\/etapcontent\/\/KulanuInc\/2010-fall%20email.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"380\" \/>The issue includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCameroon\u2019s Beth Yeshourun Community Welcomes First Jewish Visitors,\u201d by Rabbis Bonita and Gerald Sussman and Serge Etele, p 1.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cInquisition Descendants Face Challenges on Journey of Return to Judaism,\u201d by Andr\u00e9e Aelion Brooks, p 1.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Renaissance of the B\u2019nai Anousim (Crypto-Jews),\u201d by Michael Freund, Chairman, Shavei Israel, p 2.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPast, Present &amp; Future Identiites of B\u2019nai Anousim: Theme of 7th Annual El Paso Conference,\u201d by Sonya Loya, p 9.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalonika, the Holocaust, and a Memorial Day Weekend in Greece,\u201d by Michael Dukakis, p 17.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDescendant of Kaifeng Jewish Community Talks of His Jewish Heritage and Identity,\u201d by Judy Manelis, and \u201cVisiting the Royal Ontario Museum\u201d by Enid Bloch, p 19.<\/li>\n<li><em>plus \u201cPublications and Releases of Note,\u201d President\u2019s Message and more!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, if you would like to receive future issues of this all-new Kulanu newsletter as hard-copies in the mail, just make a donation to Kulanu! All Kulanu donors receive a year\u2019s issues of the newsletter as thanks for their support, and to keep them in the loop about all the fascinating news in the communities we work with worldwide. Just send a check to Kulanu (NYC office address is below) or donate online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kulanu.org\/donate<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>We are now publishing three issues per year in spring, fall, and winter \u2013 and supplementing this with online communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fall, 2010 issue of the Kulanu Newsletter is now online &#8211;\u00a0 you can\u00a0read it here. 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