Guide to the Records of Sepharad '92,
undated, 1987-1997
(bulk 1990-1992)

ASF AR 25

Processed by Michael D. Montalbano

as part of the Leon Levy Archival Processing Initiative, made possible by the Leon Levy Foundation

American Sephardi Federation

Center for Jewish History

15 West 16th Street

New York, NY 10011

Phone: (212) 294-8350

Fax: (212) 294-8348

Email: info@AmericanSephardiFederation.org or
Rbelinfante@ASF.CJH.org

URL: http://www.americansephardifederation.org

© March 2010. American Sephardi Federation. All rights reserved.

Center for Jewish History, Publisher.

Electronic finding aid was encoded in EAD 2002 by Michael D. Montalbano on March 3, 2010. Description is in English.

Historical Note

In 1992, the World Sephardi Federation created Sepharad ’92 an international Jewish committee to commemorate the five-hundredth anniversary of the Jewish expulsion from Spain as part of the Spanish Inquisition. The committee, headquartered in New York City, developed programs that sought to educate the public through a variety of approaches about the expulsion and the relocation of Spain’s Jewish population throughout the world. Such programs included educational curriculum, exhibitions, interfaith gatherings, concerts, and conferences. The committee with assistance from Tel Aviv University began the reconstruction of the medieval Jewish quarters in Barcelona, Gerona, and Seville in addition to the school of translators in Toledo. In celebrating the return of many Jews to Spain, the committee sought to honor the contributions of Jews to Spanish culture and to commemorate their expulsion.

Scope and Content Note

This collection documents the events surrounding Sepharad ’92. These include clippings in newspapers from around the world that provided coverage of events related to commemoration of the events taking place. It also includes the correspondence between the events organizers and other organizations, of particular interest is a folder devoted to the efforts of the Spanish government and the World Sephardi Federation at reconciliation. The topic of Jewish expulsion from Spain and subsequent migration to Turkey is a subject covered throughout the bulk of the collection. Material related to this topic includes teaching material, museum program guides, lectures, and articles.

Arrangement

The arrangement of this collection has been imposed by the archivist do to the received state of the material. There were several labeled folders of material upon receipt of the collection; these original folders have been maintained in this arrangement. The remaining material was unorganized upon receipt and subsequently arranged based on intellectual content. The material is arranged by record type and content in alphabetical order.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to researchers.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:

American Sephardi Federation, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: ASFinquiries@cjh.org

Related Material

Other material related to this collection are the records of the American Sephardi Federation and the records of Sephardic House, located in the American Sephardi Federation holdings at the Center for Jewish History.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Records of Sepharad '92; box number; folder number; American Sephardi Federation.

Access Points

• Individuals:

  • Angel, Marc
  • Ben-Ami, Shlomo
  • Cipolla, Gaetano, 1937-
  • Goodman, Jerry
  • Güleryüz, Naim
  • Hessel, Carolyn Starman
  • Idel, Moshe, 1947-
  • Israel, Steve
  • Jakobovits, Immanuel, Sir, 1921-
  • Kordova, Lea-Nora
  • Labovitz, Annette
  • Labovitz, Eugene
  • Pisar, Samuel
  • Sassoon, Anne, 1943-
  • Schweid, Eliezer
  • Sugar, Robert

• Organizations:

  • Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
  • Comisión Nacional del Quinto Centenario del Descubrimiento de América (Spain)
  • Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America
  • Hevraïko Mouseio Hellados
  • Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture
  • National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council (U.S.)
  • Quincentennial Foundation of Istanbul
  • Sepharad '92
  • World Sephardi Federation

• Subjects:

  • Inquisition
  • Jews, Spanish--Turkey--History
  • Jews--Italy--Sicily--History
  • Jews--Spain--History--Expulsion, 1492
  • Jews--Spain--History--Expulsion, 1492--Anniversaries, etc.
  • Jews--Spain--History--Expulsion, 1492--Congresses
  • Jews--Spain--Migrations
  • Sephardim

• Places:

  • Gerona (Spain)
  • Istanbul (Turkey)
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Spain
  • Turkey

• Document Types:

  • books
  • brochures
  • clippings (information artifacts)
  • correspondence
  • historical maps
  • lectures
  • magazines (periodicals)
  • periodicals
  • press releases
  • programs (documents)
  • textbooks

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