Shavei Israel sending books to Palma de Mallorca for six Chuetas hoping to formally return to Judaism soon
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At the seminar in Palma
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Following Shavei Israel's seminar for Bnei Anousim and Chuetas in Palma de Mallorca in November, we are now sending books on Jewish learning to six members of the community who showed particular interest in making a speedy return to the Jewish people.
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Q&A with one of the Bnei Anousim Haim Fernandes of Spain  | |
Haim Fernandes
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Haim Fernandes, 68, lives in the southern Spanish city of Dos Harmanas. Now retired, he is married and has three grown children who all live near him in Seville. Shavei Israel spoke with him last month. What was your life like growing up? There were still many influences from the Inquisition when I was young. For example, I was expelled from school when I was 7-years-old because my father refused to allow me to take communion in church. I still remember what they told me: "You spit on the Lord's face, as others did before you." My parents weren't religious; we never talked about G-d; never mentioned the Bible. On my mother's side, all my relatives were communists, socialists or anarchists! Click here to read the full interview. |
Sadia Shepard and the Lost Jews of India
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Sadia Shepard
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Wow, what an unbelievable story! Sadia Shepard grew up in the Muslim faith. She later discovered that her grandmother was Jewish, a rare thing in India. In an effort to uncover her heritage, Sadia returned to India to find the Jewish tribe of her ancestors.
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