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Children of the Inquisition
Discovering Their Jewish Roots

Joseph Lovett

Sunday, March 20, 2016   1:30 pm
Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA

Children of the Inquisition, a documentary in the making, follows descendants of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions on their quest to determine and embrace their Sephardic Jewish roots. Many whose families fled the Inquisition 500 years ago were raised as traditional Jews, while others, whose ancestors were forced to convert, are just discovering their Jewish roots. Director Joseph Lovett will show film clips from this work-in-progress and present a fascinating re-evaluation of history and identity, exploring what happened to these people through the stories of their contemporary descendants.

Joseph Lovett is a Peabody award-winning filmmaker and veteran director/producer of ABC News 20/20. Children of the Inquisition is a production of Lovett Productions, which he founded in 1989. His many documentaries focus on social, cultural, and health-related issues. Lovett has been honored with numerous awards from advocacy organizations, including the Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts. Clips from Children of the Inquisition were shown in Israel last October at the Inaugural Session of the Knesset Caucus for the Reconnection with the Descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Communities.

Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members.

Research Help - Special Interest Groups

Before lecture, 12:30 pm

Bessarabia SIG

Litvak-Baltic SIG

Poland SIG

 

After lecture, around 3:00 pm

Ukraine SIG 
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Belarus SIG meeting will not be held

Upcoming Events

Two Talks: Ukrainian Research and Online Special Interest Groups

Speaker: Janette Silverman
April 3    1:30 pm at Temple Emanuel, Newton
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Research Sunday

Individual help with research and translation
April 10    2:00 pm at Temple Emanuel, Newton
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Polish Books of Residents and Other Valuable Polish Resources

Speakers: Fay and Julian Bussgang
Co-Sponsored by JGSGB and the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts
May 1    2:00 pm
NEW LOCATION:  Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury
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