Ha Lapid (The Torch) the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Rabbi Joshus Stampfer, President Bob Hattem, Arthur Benveniste, Editors
Ha Lapid (The Torch) The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Rabbi Joshus Stampfer, President Bob Hattem, Arthur Benveniste, Editors Volumn III Summer 1995 Number 3 Rabbi Marc Angel CRYPTO-JEWS IN THE SOUTHWEST by Gloria Trujillo In early May, Rabbi Marc D. Angel of Shearith Israel (NYC) paid a visit to New Mexico and Colorado. Earlier this year, Dr. Stanley Hordes received a letter from the Rabbi who had written that he was interested in meeting with the Crypto-jews. Rabbi Angel, also wrote that over the course of several years, he had received many letters and phone calls from many of these individuals living in the Southwest. Rabbi Angel said that he has been MEETING WITH RABBI ANGEL IN SANTA FE fascinated by the whole phenonmena of the Crypto- Top Row L to R: Rabbi Marc Angel, Dennis Duran, Jews. Dennis's sisters and dad The Rabbi arrived on May 7th, and spent several MIddle Row L to R: ?, Samuel Saldana, Gloria Trujillo, ?, ?, days in Santa Fe, and later in the week Dr.Hordes and Pablo Casados, the Rabbi drove to Denver, CO, for another short stay Bottom row L to R: Catherine Sedillo, Carlos Hidalgo, ?, of two days. Juan Moran, In one of the meetings, Rabbi Angel said that he photo by Cary Herz has been fascinated by the whole phenomena of the re -emergence of the Crypto-Jews. He also said that, "It Our Editor, Bob Hattem , will be undergoing a hip replacement is an amazing thing to imagine that over 500 years in August. We at Ha Lapid and all the members of the Society have past and that there is still some kind of for Crypto-Judaic Studies wish him a speedy recovery.
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