ABRAHAM D. LAVENDER, Ph.D

ABRAHAM D. LAVENDER, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

March 28, 2013

Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies (Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography), Florida International University, Miami, Fl 33199 Department Website: www.gss.fiu.edu

Office: University Park Campus, SIPA Building, Room 334, telephone, 305-348-3672 University email: [email protected]

Editor in Chief (Academic Journal): Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews (JOSPIC-J) Website: www.cryptojewsjournal.org

PRESENT POSITIONS:

Professor, Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies (Sociology and Anthropology), Florida International University; Full Professor, 1997-present; Associate Professor, 1992-1997; Assistant Professor, 1991-1992

Professor, President Navon Program for the Study of Sephardic and Oriental Jewry, Florida International University, 2004-2012

Founding Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews, 2008-present

CURRENT/RECENT SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:

Faculty Advisor, Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) Colony, Florida International University, 2013-present

Book Review Editor, Journal for the Study of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry, 2006-2011 Co-Editor for Academics, HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, August 2007-July 2008 Book Evaluator, Oxford University Press President, Society for Crypto Judaic Studies, August 2003-August 2007 Certificate, DNA Typing Workshop.@ International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI), Miami, Florida, July 16-20, 2007.

The Five-Hundred Year Survival of a Crypto-Jewish (Marrano) Community in Belmonte, Portugal: Explaining the Only Community Which Has Survived Since the Inquisition. Sabbatical Research Project, Belmonte, Lisbon, and Oporto, Portugal, September 2006.

Travels and Dialogues With Academicians. Ten professors from Florida International University and the University of Miami, dialogues, presentations, and meetings with Israeli professors and Jewish, Muslim, and Christian officials. Tel Aviv University, Haifa University, Hebrew University (Jerusalem), May 17-22, 2006.

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Sociological Study of DNA (Jewish, Arab, Other) Political Sociology: Applied Demographics United States and World Jewish Communities Human Sexuality: World Cultural Comparisons

1 Ethnicity/Minority Groups Sociology Through Film South Florida Regional Studies/Urban Sociology Social Deviancy

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1972, Sociology Dissertation: The Generational Hypothesis of Jewish Identity: The Return of the Third Generation

M.A., University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1965, Psychology

A.B., University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1963, Psychology

ACADEMIC HONORS:

Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), President, South Florida Association of Phi Beta Kappa, 1983-1987, 1988-present Delegate, National Phi Beta Kappa Triennial, 1985; 1988; 1991; 1994; 1997; 2000; 2003; 2006 National Credentials Committee, PBK, 1991 Certificate of Recognition for Fifteen Years of Dedicated Service to the PBK National Society, October 2000

Mensa, Miami Chapter Phi Kappa Phi, University of Maryland Alpha Kappa Delta, University of Maryland Psi Chi, University of South Carolina Mortar Board, Florida International University faculty advisor, 1996-2000 Graduate Students Association, FIU, Recognition for Service to Graduate Students, 1998 Teacher Incentive Program (TIP) Award, Florida International University, 1994

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS

MIAMI BEACH’S EARLY SOCIAL LIFE: FROM MANGROVES AND MOSQUITOES TO MANSIONS AND MILLIONAIRES (forthcoming)

MIAMI BEACH IN 1920: THE MAKING OF A WINTER RESORT. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2002, 160 pages, The Making of America Series.

A sociological and historical study of Miami Beach, using the “slice of history” approach which covers a specific period of time [1920] in detail. Examples of topics include early cultural life, the first public school, post office, and house of worship; the opening of the Causeway and trolley, the city’s development as America’s leading winter resort; the first large luxury hotel (the Flamingo), the opening of Joe’s Restaurant; the growth of casinos; and the city’s leading role in polo, golf, regattas, deep-sea fishing, and other sports. Photographs illustrate many topics.

BLACK COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION: VOICES FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1996, 243 pages, co-edited with Adele S. Newson.

2 An edited book which describes the diverse black communities of contemporary Miami, Florida. Sections analyze the growth of the communities, emphasizing geographical changes, expansion, comparison of old and new communities, and demographic variables such as place of birth (United States, Caribbean, etc.), economic status, and political status. Specific topics covered include economics, politics, religion, education, culture, crime, and changing images. Local sociological, historical, and journalistic analyzes represent voices of the local people.

JEWISH FARMERS OF THE CATSKILLS: A CENTURY OF SURVIVAL. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1995, 275 pages, with Clarence Steinberg.

An indepth sociological and historical study of the Jewish farmers of the Catskills Mountains in New York state, from the beginnings in the late 1800s to the decline of the community in recent decades. Topics include the background of Jewish farming in Europe, reasons for settlement in the Catskill Mountains, surviving the Depression, religious, educational, cultural, and religious life, and the reasons for the decline. Boarding houses, WWII Victory Cadets, photographs of over 20 rural or small-town synagogues, and discussions of some local Jewish farmers are included.

FRENCH HUGUENOTS: FROM MEDITERRANEAN CATHOLICS TO WHITE ANGLO-SAXON PROTESTANTS. New York, Bern: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 1990, xii+264 pages.

Winner of the Huguenot Society of America National Book Award in 1990 for the best scholarly work on Huguenots.

A sociological, historical, and genealogical analysis of the Huguenots from their beginnings in France in the 1500s to the 1800s in the United States, utilizing sociological, historical, and genealogical perspectives. The book ends with a chapter on “The Americanization of Jean, Pierre, Jacques, and Marie,” analyzing acculturation and assimilation in the United States.

ETHNIC WOMEN AND FEMINIST VALUES: TOWARD A `NEW' VALUE SYSTEM. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1986, xix+291 pages.

A sociological analysis of the interaction of the feminist movement which began in the 1960s in the United States with women of different ethnic, religious, and racial groups in the United States, showing the alliances and differences which developed over issues and values. Analyzed are women from Black, Hispanic, Jewish, Asian, Native American, and European Catholic backgrounds. Attention is given to political and religious groups in the U.S. which differ with many feminist and ethnic values, and the possibility of new alliances and new value systems.

A COAT OF MANY COLORS: JEWISH SUBCOMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1977, xiii+340 pages, edited.

An edited book discussing subgroups within the United States Jewish community. Included are Sephardim, Hasidim, Black Jews, Jewish females, southern Jews, and small-town Jews. An introduction discusses the background and current status of each group. Other writings by the editor include introductions to each group, and articles on southern Jews, Jewish women, and Sephardim. Authors include Peter I. Rose, Theodore Lowi, Ann G. Wolfe, Israel Rubin, Stephen Isaacs, Blu Greenberg, Marc D. Angel, Victor D. Sanua, Seymour B. Liebman, etc.

3 MONOGRAPH

JEWS, HISPANICS, BLACKS AND OTHERS IN MIAMI BEACH: AN ETHNICALLY DIVIDED CITY OR A COSMOPOLITAN MULTIETHNIC CITY? The Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies, Florida International University, Occasional Paper Series on Ethnic and National Identity, Number 1, 1992, 62 pages.

JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, MAJOR ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES

Abraham D. Lavender and Parvaneh Julian. “Baruch, Bento, and Benedicto Spinoza: Multiple Identities of Children of the Secret Jews of Spain and Portugal.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 5, 2013, forthcoming.

Abraham D. Lavender and Mohamed Aburadi. “Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Muslims in Spain: Cultural, Economic, and Geographical Comparisons of Marranos and Moriscos.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 4, June 2012, pp. 89-104.

“The Scholarly Study of Crypto Jews: History, Major Growth, and Future Issues.” Journal for the Study of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry, 19 pages, forthcoming.

“Sephardic Genealogy: Essay Review and Analysis.” Journal for the Study of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry, 16 pages, forthcoming.

“The Secret Jews (Neofiti) of Sicily: Religious and Social Status Before and After the Inquisition.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 3, June 2011, pp. 119-133.

“Abraham Abulafia and His Influence in Sicily: A Brief Review.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 3, June 2011, pp. 134-136.

“Brazil’s Crypto Jews and New Christians: History and Ethnographic Analysis.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 2, June 2010, pp. 77-109.

“Honoring Pioneers in Crypto-Judaic Studies: Seymour B. Liebman.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 2, June 2010, pp. 151-157.

“The Secret Jews of Spain, Portugal, and Italy and Their Descendants Today: Major Issues in a Growing Field of Academic Research.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 1, June 2009, pp. 3-16.

“Cecil Roth’s Disrupted Love Affair With the Marranos of Italy: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews. Volume 1, June 2009, pp. 140-155.

“DNA Origins and Current Consequences for Sephardi, Mizrahi, and Ashkenazi Males and Females: Latest Results from Medical, Genealogical-Familial, and National-Ethnic Research.” Journal for the Study of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry. Volume 2, Issue 2, Winter 2008-2009, pages 1-30.

“Considerations in Studying Sociology: Research on Crypto-Jews and Problems in Studying Hidden People.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XIV, Issue 3, Summer 2007, pages 2, 8, 9, 11.

4 “Identity and DNA Testing: Exploring Ethics and Crypto-Judaic Studies.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 3, Summer 2006, pages 1, 8, 9, 14.

“Judaism” in Encyclopedia of Sociology (eleven volumes), George Ritzer, editor. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2006.

“Sephardi, Ashkenazi, and Kurdish Jewish DNA Patterns: Comparisons to Each Other and to Non-Jews.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XII, Issue 2, Spring 2005, pages 1, 6, 7.

“Art as an Expression of Sephardic and Crypto-Jewish Identity: Looking at Ex Libris.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XI, Issue 1, Winter 2004 (December 2003), pages 4-5, 9.

“DNA and the Sephardic Diaspora: Spanish and Portuguese Jews in Europe.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto- Judaic Studies, Volume X, Issue 1, Winter 2003 (December 2002), pages 1-2, 6-7.

“A History of Jewish and Hispanic Interaction in Miami-Dade County, Florida” in Latinos and Jews: Old Luggage, New Itineraries, edited by the America Jewish Committee, New York, 2002, pages 69-101.

“Colonial Huguenot Silversmiths in South Carolina: A Sociological Analysis of Their Influence.” Transactions, Number 105, 2001, pages 39-57.

"Miami Beach's First Post Office." South Florida History, Volume 27, Number 2, Spring 1999, pages 10-15.

"Early Huguenot Houses of the South Carolina Lowcountry: A Sociological Analysis of Architectural Features." The Cross of Lanquedoc, February 1999, pages 16-19.

"Shouting for Cooperation, Caring, and Community: The Mountain Hotelman and Catskill Jewish Values." Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Review, Volume 19, Number 1-2, 1997, pages 4-8.

"Searching for Crypto-Jews in France: From Spanish Jews to French Huguenots." HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1997, pages 4-7.

"Growth of Black Communities in Dade and Broward Counties" in Black Communities in Transition: Voices From South Florida, my co-edited book, 1996, pages 7-24.

"Racial Isolation Between Blacks and Whites in South Florida: Comparisons with Other Urban Areas" in Black Communities in Transition: Voices From South Florida, my co-edited book, 1996, pages 28-30.

"Black Voters and the FIU Scholarship Vote of October 1994" in Black Communities in Transition: Voices From South Florida, my co-edited book, 1996, pages 153-156.

"A Philosophy of Teaching: Availability, Interaction, Levels of Knowledge, and a Continuum of Thinking." The Journal for the Art of Teaching, Volume IV, Number 1, Summer 1995.

"Are Jews Too Worried About the Christian Right?" Shalom, The Jewish Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale, 1995.

"Miami: More Than Just a Pretty Face" (one of a series of five articles on Miami; this article was about Miami Beach). Footnotes, Volume 21, Number 4, April 1993, pp. 1, 4.

5 "Sephardic Political Identity: Jewish and Cuban Interaction in Miami Beach." Contemporary Jewry, Volume 14, 1993, pages 116-132.

"Huguenots and Hebrews: A Sociohistorical Explanation of Hebrew Symbols on the Huguenot Seal." Transactions [of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina], Volume 98, 1993, pages 39-43.

"The Distinctive Hispanic Names (DHN) Technique: A Method for Selecting a Sample or Estimating Population Size." Names: A Quarterly Journal, Volume 40, Number 1, March 1992, pages 1-16.

"French Ethnic Identity in South Carolina from 1686 to 1850: An Analysis of Four Huguenot Families for Five Generations." Heritage Quest, Issue Number 39, March/April 1992, pages 59-61, and Issue Number 40, May/June 1992, pages 47-50.

"French Catholics and French Protestants in the United States: A Comparison of Geographical and Genetic Origins in France." Heritage Quest, Issue Number 29, July/August 1990, pages 27-30.

"United States Ethnic Groups in 1790: Given Names as Suggestions of Ethnic Identity." The Journal of American Ethnic History, Volume 9, Number 1, Fall 1989, pages 36-66.

"Understanding French Huguenot Ancestors: Religion, Attitudes Toward Catholicism, Work and Play, Political Moderation, and Assimilation." Ancestry, Volume 7, Number 3, May-June 1989, pages 11-13.

"Hispanic Given Names in Five United States Cities: Onomastics as a Research Tool in Ethnic Identity." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Volume 10, Number 2, June 1988, pages 105-125.

"Studying French Huguenots: Applying Sociological and Historical Concepts to Genealogical Research." The Florida Genealogist, Volume 10, Number 3, Spring 1987, pages 83-87.

"Researching French Huguenots: Some Sociological and Historical Suggestions." Heritage, Volume 12, Number 3, July 1986, pages 77-81.

“Sexual Fulfillment of Heterosexual, Bisexual, and Homosexual Women.” Journal of Homosexuality, Volume 12, Issue 3/4, 1986, with Lauren Beth Bressler.

"Societal Influences on Sexual Dysfunctions: The Clinical Sociologist as a Sex Educator." Clinical Sociology Review, Volume 3, Annual Edition, 1985, pages 129-142.

"Developmental Models of Women's Liberation: Consequences for Men and Women." Humanity and Society, Volume 7, Number 3, August 1983, pages 250-271, with Hannah R. Wartenberg.

"Arabic-Islamic and Spanish-Mediterranean Influences on the `Jewish Mind': A Comparison to European- Christian Influences." The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Volume 8, Number 4, Winter 1981-1982, pages 25-35.

"Nondualists as Deviants: Female Bisexuals Compared to Female Heterosexuals and Homosexuals." Deviant Behavior, Volume 2, Number 2, March 1981, pages 155-165, with Lauren Beth Bressler.

"Religious Development of Young Soldiers: Ethnic Catholic and Jewish Youth" in Religious Development of Young Adults: Implications for Young Soldiers, by Robert Gribbon, The Alban Institute and the U.S. Army Chaplains Board, 1979, pages 87-88.

6 "Jewish Values in the Southern Milieu" in Turn to the South: Essays on Southern Jewry, edited by Nathan M. Kaganoff and Melvin I. Urofsky, University Press of Virginia, 1979, pages 124-134.

"Jewish Identity on the College Campus: An Experiment in Identity Maintenance." Jewish Education, Volume 46, Number 1, Spring 1978, pages 33-39, with Rabbi Meyer Greenberg.

"The Contemporary Studies of Marshall Sklare." Contemporary Jewry, Volume 4, Number 1, Fall/Winter 1978, pages 30-36.

"Jewish College Women: Future Leaders of the Jewish Community?" The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Volume 5, Number 2, Summer 1977, pages 81-90.

"Shalom Y'all: Accent on Southern Jewry." Contemporary Jewry, Volume 3, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1977, pages 39-53.

"Dissonance as a Factor in College Student Evaluations of Faculty." College Student Journal, Volume 11, Number 2, Summer 1977, pages 122-127.

"Studies of Jewish College Students: A Review and a Replication." Jewish Social Studies, Volume 39, Numbers 1 and 2, Winter and Spring 1977, pages 37-52.

"The Sociological Study of Minority Groups as Reflected by Leading Sociological Journals: Who Gets Studied and Who Gets Neglected?" Ethnicity, Volume 3, Number 4, December 1976, pages 388-398, with John Forsyth.

[Reprinted in Readings on Minority-Dominant Relations: Sociological Contributions, by F. James Davis, AHM Publishing Company, 1978.]

[Summarized as "The Invisible Ethnics" in Human Behavior, Volume 6, Number 8, August 1977.]

[Summarized as "The Forgotten Minorities" in The Chicago Tribune, by Father Andrew Greeley, January 6, 1977.]

"Temporal Measures of Religious Identity: `Biological' Generation, `Cultural' Generation, or Migration Period?" Review of Religious Research, Volume 18, Number 1, Fall 1976, pages 17-22.

"Jewish Intermarriage and Marriage to Converts: The Religious Factor and the Ethnic Factor." Jewish Sociology and Social Research (now Contemporary Jewry), Volume 2, Number 2, Spring/Summer 1976, pages 17-22.

"The Sephardic Revival in the United States: A Case of Ethnic Revival in a Minority-within-a-Minority." The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Volume 3, Number 3, Fall 1975, pages 21-31.

[Summarized as "The Minority Within a Minority" in Human Behavior, Volume 5, Number 6, June 1976.]

"Disadvantages of Minority Group Membership: The Perception of a `Nondeprived' Minority Group." Ethnicity, Volume 2, Number 1, March 1975, pages 99-119.

"The Politics of Jewish College Students." Clearing House, September 1972, pages 6-11.

7 "Sociological Specialties and Employment: The View From the Employment Bulletin." The American Sociologist, Volume 7, Number 5, May 1972, pages 14-15, with Robert B. Coates.

"The Student-Faculty Ratio in Graduate Programs of Selected Departments of Sociology: A Supplement to the Janes Report." The American Sociologist, Volume 6, Number 1, February 1971, pages 29-30, with John A. Pease and Richard A. Mathers.

RESEARCH REPORTS

“Lavender, Lavenda, Labender, Labenda, Lawenda, and Lavander Surnamed Individuals From Poland, Russia, Austria, Romania, and Czechoslovakia in the 1930 United States Census: From Spain, to Eastern Europe, to America.” Historical, Genealogical, and DNA Project for Research on the Lavender, Lavenda, etc. Families in Spain, Poland, Israel, and the United States. January 2008, 40 pages.

“Jews in Early Miami Beach: A Portrait from the 1930 Census.” Miami Beach Archival Project, November 2007, 10 pages.

“Blacks in Early Miami Beach: A Portrait from the 1920 Census.” Miami Beach Archival Project, March 2006, 22 pages.

“Miami Beach’s Famous Coral Rock House at Collins and Ninth: Setting the Record Straight on When It Was Built.” Miami Beach Archival Project, November 2005, 12 pages.

“The Founding and Early History of the Miami Beach Fire Department.” Miami Beach Archival Project, May 2005, 20 pages.

“The Presidential and Other Elections of 2004: Miami Beach Analysis and Problems With the New Early Voter Reporting System.” Miami Beach Archival Project, March 2005, 10 pages.

“The Elections in Miami Beach in November 1999: Ethnic Precinct Analyses for Thirteen Mayoral and Commission Candidates and the Naming of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park.” Miami Beach Archival Project, November 2004, 11 pages.

“Analysis of Biographical Research on Political and City Officials in Miami Beach History: A Model of Political Sociology Involving Real Estate Developers, Family Connections, and Geographical Diversity.” Miami Beach Archival Project, September 2004, 15 pages.

"Miami Beach Elections of November 2003: Ethnic Precinct Analyses of Races for Mayor, Commissioners, and a Citizen Bill of Rights." March 2004, 12 pages.

“The Development of Religion in Miami Beach: The Making of Lincoln Mall’s Community Church.” January 2004, 10 pages.

“The Mayor and Commissioners Election in Miami Beach in November 2001: Ethnic Precinct Analyses for Fourteen Candidates.” October 2003, 15 pages.

“Ethnic Life in Early Miami Beach: A Demographic Analysis.” August 2003, 15 pages.

“Miami Beach’s Controversy Over Collins Park and Plans for a New City Hall in 1920.” February 2002, 7 pages.

“The History of Private Education, Public Education, and the Beginning of Fisher-Feinberg School in Miami Beach.” April 2000, 12 pages.

"Estimating the Number of Jewish Students at Florida International University: 1999." August 1999, 8 pages.

"The Miami Beach Landmark Elections of November 1997: A Bivariate Ecological Regression Analysis of Ethnic Voting" (with Chris Girard). March 1998, 8 pages.

"Fervent Voters, Half-Time Voters, and Non-Voters: A Comparison of the Primary and Runoff Elections of November 1997 in Miami Beach." February 1998, 6 pages.

"The Mayor and Commissioners Election in Miami Beach in November 1997: An Ethnic Precinct Analysis of the Election of November 4, 1997, and the Runoff Election on November 13, 1997." November 1997, 3 pages.

"The June 1997 Vote on Waterfront Height Limitations on Miami Beach: A Bivariate Ecological Regression Analysis of Ethnic Voting" (with Chris Girard). September 1997, 10 pages.

"The Miami Beach Mayor and Commissioners Election of November 1995; An Ethnic Analysis" (with Chris Girard). January 1996, 26 pages.

"Hispanic Representation on Miami Beach Committees and Boards: a Longitudinal Comparison of November 1991, February 1992, February 1994, November 1994, and February 1995." Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Florida International University, produced for the City of Miami Beach, March 1995, 15 pages.

"Black Communities in Dade and Broward Counties: Voices From Residents." Hightstown, N.J.: McGraw- Hill Primis, 1995, edited.

"Ethnic Voting in Miami Beach From 1983 Through 1993: Homogeneous Precinct Analysis and Bivariate Ecological Regression Analysis as Measures of Ethnically Polarized Voting." September 1994, 141 pages.

"Temple Israel Survey for a Day School" (with Douglas McLaughen), Institute for Public Opinion Research, August 1994, 27+ pages.

"A History of Electoral Systems in Miami Beach From 1915 to 1993: With a Listing of All Mayors and Commissioners from 1915 to 1993.@ April 1994, 7 pages.

"Changes Among Miami Beach Voters From 1991 to 1993: Comparisons of Ethnicity, Age, Geographical Origins, and Political Affiliations." May 1993, 23 pages.

"Absentee Voters Analysis: Miami Beach Section of County Commission District 5, March 16, 1993 Election" (with Hugh Gladwin), March 1993, 6 pages.

"Vote Pattern Costly to Dade Candidates Who Are Favored by Democrats and Blacks" (with Hugh Gladwin). March 1993, 5 pages.

"Hispanic, Black, and Female Participation on Miami Beach City Committees and Boards: A Comparison of November 1991 to February 1993." February 1993, 11 pages.

"Population Statistics and Samples of Possible [Election] Districts for Miami Beach." Government Re- organization Committee, City of Miami Beach, February 1992, 7 pages.

"Diversity Within Ethnic Groups: Hispanic Jews, Colombians, Caribbean Blacks, and Other Ethnic Subgroups Among Miami Beach Voters." December 1991, 10 pages.

"Political Implications of Demographic Changes in Miami Beach from 1980 to 1990: A Look at Anglos, Blacks, Hispanics, the Elderly." April 1991, 19 pages.

COMMENTARIES

“President’s Message: Demographics and the Future of the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XIV, Issue 3, Summer 2007, pp. 3, 15.

“President’s Message: Rose Sayetta Weiss, the Sephardi Who Became the Mother of Miami Beach.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XIV, Issue 2, Spring 2007, pp. 2, 14.

“President’s Message: Academic Papers and Marranos.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XIV, Issue 1, Winter 2006-2007, p. 3.

“President’s Message: Visiting Portugal’s Jewish Communities.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 4, Fall 2006, p. 3.

“President’s Message: Academic Trip to Israel With a Sephardic Touch.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto- Judaic Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 3, Summer 2006, p. 3.

“President’s Message: Why The Reluctance to Accept Returnees to Judaism?” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 2, Spring 2006, p. 3.

“President’s Message: Crypto-Judaic Studies, A Growing Area of Research.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto- Judaic Studies, Volume XIII, Issue 1, Winter 2005-06, pp. 2, 3, 12.

“President’s Message: A Day to Remember the Sephardic Expulsion from Spain.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XII, Issue 4, Fall 2005, p. 3.

“President’s Message: Crypto Jews in Miami.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XII, Issue 3, Summer 2005, pages 3 and 5.

“President’s Message: Crypto-Judaic Studies Expands.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XII, Issue 2, Spring 2005, page 3.

“President’s Message: Emma Lazarus and Her Sephardic Message.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XII, Issue 1, Winter 2005, page 3.

“President’s Message: Commentary on Whether Christopher Columbus Was From a Crypto-Jewish Family.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XI, Issue 4, Fall 2004, pages 3 and 8.

10 “President’s Message: Commentary on the Amazing Increase of Interest in Crypto-Judaism.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XI, Issue 3, Summer 2004, page 3,

“President’s Message: Commentary on Sephardic Cousins in Arab Lands and Other Topics.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XI, Issue 2, Spring 2004, pages 3 and 11.

“President’s Message: The 350th Anniversary of the United States Jewish Community and Other Comments.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XI, Issue 1, Winter 2004 (December 2003), page 3.

“President’s Message: The Long Road From Zion, Shiloh, and Salem to Zeta Beta Tau, B’nai B’rith, and Beth Tov.” HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume X, Issue 4, Fall 2003, pages 1, 6-7.

ENCYCLOPEDIA/REFERENCE BOOK SHORT ARTICLES \ “Religious Fundamentalism and Anti-Semitism at the United States Air Force Academy.” Major Scandals of the Twentieth Century, March 2009.

“Christopher Columbus’ DNA and The Controversy Over His Burial Place.” Forensic Science, October 2008.

“Loving vs. Virginia: The U.S. Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Interracial Marriages.” The Encyclopedia of Cultural Wars, 2006.

“Black Face: The History of a Racial Stereotype.” The Encyclopedia of Cultural Wars, 2006.

“Strom Thurmond: United States Senator, Democrat, Dixiecrat, Republican.” The Encyclopedia of Cultural Wars, 2006.

“John Kerry: United States Senator, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Viet Nam War Protestor.” The Encyclopedia of Cultural Wars, 2006.

“Rabbi Daniel Lapin: The Republicans’s Rabbi, Jewish Spokesman for the Religious Right.” The Encyclopedia of Cultural Wars, 2006.

“Mel Gibson: From Mad Max to The Controversy Over The Passion of The Christ.” The Encyclopedia of Cultural Wars, 2006.

“Mutations (DNA).” The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, five volumes, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2006, Volume 4, pp. 1656-1657.

“DNA, Recombinant.” The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, five volumes, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2006, Volume 2, pp. 760-762.

“Gene Flow.” The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, five volumes, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2006, Volume 3, pp. 1034.

“Gene Distributions.” The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, five volumes, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2006, Volume 3, pp. 1032-1033.

“Y-STR DNA.” The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, five volumes, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2006,

11 Volume 5, pp. 2355-2356.

“Incest.” The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, five volumes, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2006, Volume 3, pp. 1273-1274.

“Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca : Geneticist.” The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, five volumes, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2006, Volume 2, pp. 451-452.

"Adultery: Reasons, Patterns, and Consequences for Men and Women." Magill's Legal Guide. September 1999.

"Blue Laws: The History of National and State Laws in the United States." Magill's Legal Guide. September 1999.

"The Charleston (South Carolina) Race Riot of 1876: Democratic and Republican Activities." Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. August 1999.

"The Orangeburg (South Carolina) Massacre of 1968: The Murder of Black Students at South Carolina State College." Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. August 1999.

"The One Drop Rule: History of United States Definitions of Race." Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. August 1999.

"Diaspora: Jewish, African, Asian, Irish, and Other Diasporas." Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. August 1999.

"The Marranos in North America: Relationships With Other Groups." Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. August 1999.

"The Oppression Mentality: The Jewish Awareness of the Imminence of Oppression." Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. August 1999.

"Responses to Discrimination: Significance for Intergroup Relations." Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. August 1999.

"Smoking and Tobacco; Important Changes Over Decades." The Sixties in America. Pages 662-663, March 1999.

"The Chicago Riots of 1967: Race Relations in the United States." The Sixties in America. Page 149, March 1999.

"In the Heat of the Night: A Landmark Movie of the 1960s." The Sixties in America. Page 437, March 1999.

"Male Bashing: The Other Side of the Argument Over Sex Roles." Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism: Supplement. Volume 7, pages 2103-2104, 1998.

"Heterosexism: The Development of a Limited Perspective on Sexual Behavior." Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism: Supplement. Volume 7, pages 2052-2053, 1998.

"At-Large Elections: Their Effects on Elections for African-Americans and Hispanics." Encyclopedia of

12 Multiculturalism: Supplement. Volume 7, pages 1863-1864, 1998.

"UFO Evidence: The Cover Up of the Roswell, New Mexico, Crash." Ready Reference: Censorship. Volume III, page 818, 1997.

"The Last P.O.W.? The Censorship of a Movie." Ready Reference: Censorship. Volume II, page 429, 1997.

"Bisexuality: Definitions and Explanations." Ready Reference: Women's Issues. Volume I, January 1997, pages 94-95.

"Berdache: A Native-American Sex and Gender Role." Ready Reference: Women's Issues. Volume I, January 1997, page 88.

"COYOTE: Prostitutes' Union." Ready Reference: Women's Issues. Volume I, January 1997, page 117.

"The Indian Slave Trade: British Colonists Use Intertribal Rivalries and Natives' Desire for European Goods to Gain Slaves and Establish Dominance Over Spanish Claims." Great Events from History: North America. 1997, pages 111-112.

"The Sexual Revolution and Women." Ready Reference: Women's Issues. January 1997, pages 793-794.

"Charles Town Is Established, 1670: First Permanent European Settlement in South Carolina, Eventually Displacing Spanish Claims." Great Events From History: North America. 1997, pages 107-109.

"Talk Shows: Radio and Television." Encyclopedia of Social Issues. Volume 6, November 1996, pages 1548- 1551.

"At-Large Elections: Effects on African-American Candidates." The African American Encyclopedia. 1996, pages 1839-1841.

"Adoption: Trends, Issues, and Problems." The Encyclopedia of Social Issues. 1996, pages 23-26.

"Homosexuality: Definitions, Explanations, Discrimination, and AIDS." The Encyclopedia of Social Issues. November 1996, pages 807-810.

BOOK REVIEWS

One People, One Blood: Ethiopian Jews in Israel, by Don Seeman. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, Volume 30, forthcoming.

The Ten Lost Tribes: A World History, by Zvi Ben-Dor Benite. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, Volume 30, forthcoming.

The Jews of Libya: Coexistence, Persecution, Resettlement, by Maurice M. Roumani. Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, Volume 29, Issue 2, Winter 2011, pp. 200-202.

The Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasorism, by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz. HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XV, Issue 1, Winter 2007 (December).

The Sephardic Frontier: The Reconquista and the Jewish Community in Medieval Iberia, by Jonathan Ray.

13 The Journal for the Study of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry, Volume 1, Issue 2, October-November 2007.

The Desert Remembers My Name: On Family and Writing, by Kathleen Alcala. HaLapid: Journal of Crypto- Judaic Studies, Volume XIV, Issue 4, Fall 2007, p. 10.

The Gay Archipelago: Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia, by Tom Boellstorff (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005). American Anthropologist, Volume 108, Number 4, December 2006, pp. 888-889.

Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans, by Gloria Golden (Mountain View, CA: Floricanto Press, 2005). HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume 13, Issue 2, Spring 2006, p. 10.

Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America, by Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2005). HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume 13, Issue 2, Spring 2006, pp. 10-11.

To the End of the Earth: A History of the Crypto-Jews of New Mexico, by Stanley M. Hordes (New York: Columbia University Press, 2005). HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1, Winter 2005-06, p. 4.

DNA and Tradition: The Genetic Link to the Ancient Hebrews, by Yaakov Kleiman (Jerusalem: Devora Publishing Company, 2004). HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1, Winter 2005- 06, p. 4.

The Hite Report, by Shere Hite. The Seventies in America, Pasadena, California: Salem Press, December 2005, pp. 442-443.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask, by Dr. David R. Reuben. The Seventies in America, Pasadena, California: Salem Press, December 2005, pp. 343-344.

The Joy of Sex, by Alex Comfort. The Seventies in America, Pasadena, California: Salem Press, December 2005, pp. 521-522.

The Population Bomb, by Paul R. Ehrlich. The Seventies in America, Pasadena, California: Salem Press, December 2005, pp. 723-744.

Days of Awe (A novel about Crypto-Jews in Cuba), by Achy Obejas. HaLapid: Journal of Crypto-Judaic Studies, Volume XI, Issue 3, Summer 2004, p. 8.

Dispersing the Ghetto: The Relocation of Jewish Immigrants Across America, by Jack Glazier. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July 2000, Volume 570, pages 203-204.

Jews in Places You Never Thought Of, edited by Karen Primack. The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies, Volume 1, Number 2, April 1999, pp. 146-148.

Unheroic Conduct: The Rise of Heterosexuality and the Invention of the Jewish Man, by Daniel Boyarin. American Anthropologist, Volume 100, Number 1, March 1998, pp. 21-22.

Jewish Agricultural Colonies in New Jersey 1882-1920, by Ellen Eisenberg. American Jewish Archives, Volume 48, Number 2, Fall/Winter 1996, p. 209-214.

14 Regional and Metropolitan Growth and Decline in the United States, by William H. Frey and Alden Speare, Jr. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July 1990, Volume 510, page 207.

Migration and Residential Mobility in the United States, by Larry Long. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July 1990, Volume 510, page 206.

Aleppo Chronicles: The Story of the Unique Sepharadeem of the Ancient Near East, by Joseph A. D. Sutton. Jewish Journal, April 17, 1988, page 25.

Through the Eye of the Needle: Immigrants and Enterprise in New York's Garment Trades, by Roger D. Waldinger. Social Forces, March 1988, Volume 66, Number 3, pages 853-854.

Choice and Circumstance: Racial Differences in Adolescent Sexuality and Fertility, by R. Moore, M. Simms, and C. Betsey. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, September 1987, Volume 498, page 217.

Nationalism, Ethnocentrism, and Personality: Social Science and Critical Theory, by H.D. Forbes. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July 1987, Volume 492, pages 198-9.

The Cuban-American Experience: Culture, Images, and Perspectives, by Thomas D. Boswell and James R. Curtis. The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Volume 14, Number 2, Summer 1986, pages 135-137.

Magic Carpet: Aleppo-in-Flatbush--The Story of a Unique Ethnic Jewish Community, by Joseph A. D. Sutton. Contemporary Jewry, 1985, Volume 7, pages 191-192.

Measuring Sex Stereotypes: A Thirty-Nation Study, by John E. Williams and Deborah L. Best. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, March 1984, pages 195-196.

Jews in the Protestant Establishment, by Richard L. Zweighenhaft and G. William Domhoff. The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Summer 1984, Volume 12, Number 2, pages 133-135.

The Story of the Falashas: "Black Jews" of Ethiopia, by Simon B. Messing. The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Spring 1984, Volume 12, Number 1, pages 139-140.

The Lost Jews: Last of the Ethiopian Falashas, by Louis Rappoport. The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Spring 1982, Volume 10, Number 1, pages 108-110.

The Book of Mordechai: A Study of the Jews of Libya, by Harvey E. Goldberg. The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Fall 1981, Volume 9, Number 3, pages 118-119.

Birth and Fortune: The Impact of Numbers on Personal Welfare, by Richard A. Easterlin. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, November 1981, Volume 458, page 215.

Ethnic Soldiers: State Security in Divided Societies, by Cynthia H. Enloe. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July 1981, Volume 456, page 166.

The Survival of Domination: Inferiorization and Everyday Life, by Barry A. Adam. Contemporary Sociology, May 1979, Volume 8, Number 3, page 465.

On the Edge of Politics: The Roots of Jewish Political Thought in America, by William S. Berlin. The Journal

15 of Political and Military Sociology, Fall 1979, Volume 7, Number 2, pages 316-318.

The Southern Mystique, edited by David Lewis and Eugene Griesman. Contemporary Sociology, March 1978, Volume 7, Number 2, pages 206-207.

Ethnic Families in America, edited by C. H. Mandel and R. W. Habenstein. The Journal of Ethnic Studies, Winter 1977, Volume 4, Number 4, pages 122-124.

The Jew in American Society, edited by Marshall Sklare. Contemporary Jewry, Spring/Summer 1977, Volume 3, Number 2, pages 74-75.

The Jewish Community in America, edited by Marshall Sklare. Contemporary Jewry, Spring/Summer 1977, Volume 3, Number 2, pages 75-76.

The Ordeal of Civility: Freud, Marx, Levi-Strauss and the Jewish Struggle with Modernity, by John Murray Cuddihy. Sociological Analysis, Spring 1977, Volume 38, Number 1, pages 77-79.

A History of Zionism, by Walter Laqueur. Sociological Analysis, Winter 1976, Volume 37, Number 4, pages 360-361. Non-Academic Review

An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood, by Neal Gabler. Amazon.Com, February 2, 2002. ACADEMIC LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

“A Converso Controversy: Welcome Home.” Moment Magazine, Volume 29, Number 5, October/Tishrei, 2004, p. 18.

“A Trainspotting: The Electric Trolley is History...And It Should Remain That Way.” The Sunpost (Miami Beach), August 21, 2003, p. 29.

OTHER SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"The Jewish Elderly in a Changing World: Miami Beach as a Special Case." Tiles: Newsletter for Members of the Sanford L. Ziff Jewish Museum of Florida, Volume XII, June 1999, Number 2, p. 8.

"Mayor Gelber Works for Children." El Reporter de Dade, 29 de Octubre de 1992, pagina 5.

"Mayor's Transition Team Aims to Open Miami Beach to All." El Reporter de Dade, 21 de Mayo de 1992, p. 9.

GRANTS:

Provost/FIU Foundation Grant, Florida International University, "Miami Beach 1920," $10,959, Summer 1997.

Ford Foundation Mini-Grant, Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUP), Cuban Research Institute (CRI), Florida International University, "Political Identity of Latinos and African-Americans in Dade County," $1,500, 1993.

Greater Miami Jewish Federation Grant, "Demographic Study of Dade County Jewish Community," co- principal investigator of phase 1 (design of study, questionnaire construction, collection of data), $55,000, 1981-1982.

Bio-Medical Research Grant, University of Miami, "Human Sexuality," with Lauren Bressler, $2,000, 1979- 1981. Max Orovitz Summer Grant in Arts and Humanities, University of Miami, "Jewish Farmers of the Catskills," $5,000, 1980.

CONSULTING:

Exhibit, June 13, 2006 B January 14, 2007, on AMiami Beach: America=s Tropical Resort.@ Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida, May 2006.

"People That Nobody Wanted Planning Conference." Sanford L. Ziff Jewish Museum of Florida, NEH Grant Proposal, Miami Beach, Florida, March 4-5, 2000.

(Following in United States District Court or in State Court):

"Political Redistricting and Hispanic Candidates and Voters" (question of minority representation, federal district court)

"The Concept of Race as Applied to Latins in the United States" (question of whether Latins are covered under federal racial discrimination laws).

"Latins as a Cognizable Group" (question of underrepresentation of Latins as members of a jury).

"Influence of a Jury Foreperson" (question of whether a foreperson has more influence than other members of a jury, and underrepresentation of minorities as forepersons in South Florida).

"Definitions of Pornography" (question of community standards regarding pornography).

"Community Definitions and Pornography" (question of community standards regarding pornography).

(Following in South Carolina):

"Blacks and Integration in a South Carolina School System" (question of how racial integration was succeeding in a rural school).

FACULTY POSITIONS:

Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology (Now: Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies), Florida International University, Miami, January 1991-present (promoted from Associate Professor to Full Professor August 1997; promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor August 1992)

Adjunct, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Florida International University, Miami, August 1986- January 1991

Adjunct, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Miami (Sexuality Course for Medical Students), Miami, Summer 1986, 1987, 1988

Adjunct, School of Continuing and Adult Education, St. Thomas University, Miami, August 1985-June 1987

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, August 1977-May 1983 (promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, August 1979)

Assistant Professor (visiting), Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, January 1974- June 1977

Assistant Professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, September 1972-January 1974 (promoted from Lecturer to Assistant Professor, January 1973)

Lecturer in Psychology, University of Maryland European Division, Izmir, Turkey, August 1967-June 1968 (part-time position while serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force)

DIFFERENT COURSES TAUGHT AT FIU:

Race and Ethnicity (Graduate Seminar), Minorities/Racial and Cultural Minorities, World Jewish Communities (Graduate Seminar and Undergraduate), African Diaspora (Graduate Seminar), Seminar in Ethnicity

Senior Capstone Seminar, Field Research (Political Intern Program), Political Sociology (Graduate Seminar and Undergraduate), Ethical Issues in Research, Social Conflict, Social Problems

Introductory Sociology, Sociology of Sexuality, Social Deviancy, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Men

Sociology thru Film, Jewish Images in Hollywood, Hispanics in Hollywood

RECENT DISSERTATION/THESIS COMMITTEES:

“Masculinity, Sexuality, and Marital Relations in Men With Prostate Cancer.” Suha Ballout, Doctoral Dissertation, School of Nursing, Florida International University, Member, in progress.

“Paternal and Maternal Contributions to Depression in Children of Divorce.” Ivy Campos, Doctoral Dissertation Committee, Department of Psychology. Member, in progress.

“Cultural and Parental Influence on Peer Relationships.” Maria Reid, Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Psychology, Member. Completed 2011.

“Voting With Their Feet: Residential Solutions and District Competition in Florida.” Rezwan Hussain, Doctoral Dissertation Committee, Department of Political Science, Member. Completed 2011.

“Life and Death in a Shtetl Forest.” Suzanne Weiner Weber, Doctoral Dissertation Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Member. Completed March 2007.

“Neo-Traditionalism as a Response to Globalization: Processes Among Young Educated Muslims.” Viviana Moreno. Master’s Thesis Committee, Department of Religious Studies, Member, Completed August 2005.

“An Ethnolinguistic Analysis of Hispanics in Miami-Dade County.” David McGuirk, Doctoral Dissertation

18 Committee, Member, Completed December 2004.

“An Examination of the Possible Consolidation of African American Political Power Through Selective Migration.” Brian Dean Abramson, Master’s Thesis Committee, Chair, Completed August 2002.

“Responses to Racial Segregation in a Black Miami Community” [Coconut Grove]. John W. Gaskins, Jr., Master’s Thesis, Chair, Completed Spring 1999.

“The Role of Cyberactivism in the Anti-War Movement.” Karla E. Mendieta, Master’s Thesis Committee, Member, Completed December 2003.

“Minimum Mandatory Sentencing: A New Cover For An Old Box.” Vincent Jacques Antoine Tubiana, Master’s Thesis Committee, Member, Completed August 2002.

“Rastafarianism and the Nation of Islam as Institutions for Group-Identity Formation Among Blacks in the United States: A Case Study Comparing Their Approaches.” Michael A. Barnett, Doctoral Dissertation Committee, Member, Completed June 2000.

“Health Beliefs and Health Care Options of Disparate Black Communities in the United States.” Max C. E. Orezzoli, Doctoral Dissertation Committee, Member, Completed June 2000.

“A Case Study of Chronically Homeless Black Males in Miami.” Teresa A. Hernandez, Master’s Thesis Committee, Member, Completed June 2000.

“The Importance of Churches as Black Identity Institutions for Caribbean Congregants: A Study of Three Alternatives in the South Florida Region.” Dean A. Wagstaffe, Master’s Thesis Committee, Completed 2000.

“A Comparative Study of Perceptions About Social Relations Between Black Caribbean Nationals and African Americans in a Black Institution.” Max C. E. Orezzoli, Master’s Thesis Committee, Completed 1998.

SELECTED POST-DOCTORAL COURSES:

Workshop on Advanced Studies in Human Sexuality, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), Washington, D.C.

Workshop on New Sex Education (American University and American Association of Sex Educators and Counselors), Washington, D.C.

Clinical Workshop on Sex Therapy and Counseling Skills, (American University and American Association of Sex Educators and Counselors), Washington, D.C.

Institute for Sex Research ("Kinsey Institute"), Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CURRENT AND RECENT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES:

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Undergraduate Committee, 2003-present.

Steering Committee, President Navon Program for the Study of Sephardic and Oriental Jewry, 2004-present.

19 Faculty Advisor, Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity Colony, 2013-

Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Club, 2007-2012.

Faculty Advisor, Alpha Kappa Delta (student sociology honorary society), 2008-2012.

Faculty Advisor, Lambda Alpha (student honorary anthropology society), 2009-2012.

Middle East Study Task Force, Florida International University, 2007-2008.

Middle East Society, Florida International University, Academic-Community Interaction, 2007-2008.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Budget Committee, 2004-2006.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Representative to American Sociological Association, 2002- 2006.

Search Committee for Director, President Navon Program for the Study of Sephardic and Oriental Jewry, 2004-2005.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Subcommittee on Social Conflict, 2002-2003.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Committee to Evaluate Evaluations, 2002-2003.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Graduate Committee, 1993-1994, 1995-2002.

Faculty Advisor, Mortar Board Honor Society, 1996-2001.

Search and Screen Committee, Women Studies Program Director, 1999.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Graduate Committee, 1993-1994, 1995-present.

African-New World Studies Program, Coordinating Committee, 1994-1998.

Search Committee, African-New World Studies Program, 1998.

Judaic Studies Program, Coordinating Committee, 1995-2005.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty Recruitment and Tenure Committee, 1995-1996.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Summer Teaching Assignment Ad Hoc Committee, 1996.

Department of International Relations, Teacher Improvement Program Committee, 1996.

College of Arts and Sciences, Teacher Improvement Program Committee, 1995.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Teacher Improvement Program Committee, 1995.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Undergraduate Committee, 1994-1995, Chair.

20 Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus, Search Committee, Director, Multipurpose (Kovens) Conference Center, 1994.

SELECTED ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS (Current or Recent):

Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (SCJS), President, August 2003-August 2007

DNA/Genetics Committee, 2002; Chair, 2003-present

American Friends of Marranos, Portugal, 2005-present

Saudade Sefarad (with American Sephardi Federation), Advisory Board, Portugal, 2003-2006

SELECTED COMMUNITY/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Founding President, Miami Beach Historical Association, 2000-present

President, South Florida Association of Phi Beta Kappa, 1983-1987, 1988-present

Librarian, Hibiscus Lodge #275, F. & A.M., Coral Gables, Florida, 2010-present

Safety Committee, City of Miami Beach, October 2004-2011

Vice President for Programs, Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, 2008-2009; Board of Directors, 2008-2010

President, Men’s Club, Temple Beth Tov Ahavat Shalom, West Miami, Florida, 2007-present

Education and Cultural Program Committee, Mosaic: Jewish Museum of Florida, 1994-2003

President/Vice-President, Fleur de Lis Chapter (Southeast Florida), Huguenot Society of Florida, 1993-1996, 2001-2005.

Board of Directors, Miami Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), March 2000-2004

Chair, Miami Beach Homeless Committee, 1999-2000

Commissioner of Housing, Miami Beach Housing Authority, 1995-1998; Vice-Chair, 1997-1998

Delegate, National Phi Beta Kappa Triennial, 2006, 2003, 2000, 1997, 1994, 1991, 1988, 1985; National Credentials Committee, 1991

Special Assistant (pro bono) to the Mayor of Miami Beach (Seymour Gelber), 1992-1995

Board of Directors, Miami Beach Historical Society, 1993

Board of Directors, Miami Beach Development Corporation, 1993-1995

21 Staffer, Blue-Ribbon Panel to Study Miami Beach Minority Employment Practices, City of Miami Beach, 1993

Mayor's Liaison, Hispanic Parity Task Force, City of Miami Beach, 1992

Secretary (Director), Mayor's Transition Team (coordinating Government Reorganization, Ethics in Government, Quality of Life, and Growth and Development Committees), City of Miami Beach, May 1992- December 1992

Staff, Government Reorganization Committee, Transition Team, City of Miami Beach, January-June 1992

Vice-President, Association for the Sociological Study of Jewry, 1983-1985

Secretary/Treasurer, Association for the Sociological Study of Jewry, 1981-1983

Editor, The ASSJ Newsletter, official newsletter of the Association for the Sociological Study of Jewry, 1979- 1983

Corresponding Associate, The Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1981-1985

Vice-President, Jewish Historical Society of South Florida, 1979-1981

Israel Programs Committee, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 1979-1986

SELECTED ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS (Current or Recent):

Jewish War Veterans of America (life member), Miami Chapter

B’nai B’rith International, Washington, D.C.

Miami Memorabilia Collectors Club (life member), Miami, Florida

Sumter County Genealogical Society, Sumter, South Carolina

EARLIER SELECTED ACTIVITIES:

Lieutenant to Captain, United States Air Force, Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, Missouri, Personnel Officer, 1964-1967; Cigli Air Base, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Izmir, Turkey, Base Education Officer, etc., 1967-1968.

RECENT COMMUNITY HONORS:

Certificate of Appreciation, City of Miami Beach, for work on organizing the city’s 92nd Birthday Celebration, March 21, 2007.

Certificate of Appreciation, City of Miami Beach, for pro bono work helping establish the Miami Beach Historical Archives, January 11, 2006.

Key to the City of Miami Beach, November 20, 2000, for founding the Miami Beach Historical Association

22 and for work preserving the city’s history

Listed in “Best of the Best” receiving special recognition for being one of about sixty individuals in Miami Beach “whose courage to speak up has elevated them far above the average at city commission, board, and committee meetings. The Sunpost, Miami Beach, July 1, 1999, p. 6

Certificate of Appreciation, City of Miami Beach, June 1994, as Coordinator of FIU Internship Program with the City of Miami Beach.

Distinguished Citizen Award, City of Miami Beach, September 1993, for work with Hispanic Affairs Committee in increasing Hispanic representation in city government.

Certificate of Appreciation, City of Miami Beach, June 1992, for work as Secretary (Director) of Mayor's Transition Team, and FIU staff person for Government Reorganization Committee

ACADEMIC, SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS FOR RECENT YEARS:

“Leonardo da Vinci: An Analysis of His Inventions and Suggestions on the Sources of His Intellect.” Honors College, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, February 26, 2013.

“Mozart, The Magic Flute, and Freemasonry.” Hibiscus Fellowship Club, Coral Gables, Florida, February 4, 2013

“The History of Crypto Jews in the United Sates.” Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach, Florida. January 6, 2013.

(With Mohamed Aburadi). “Jews and Muslims in Spain: How the Inquisition Treated Both Groups.” Temple Beth Tov, West Miami, November 4, 2012.

“Baruch Spinoza: His Life and Beliefs.” Honors College, Florida International University, Miami, Florida. October 24, 2012.

“How Many Palestinians Have Jewish DNA: A Controversial Topic that Both Sides Prefer to Ignore. Temple Beth Tov, West Miami, Florida, September 26, 2012.

“The History of Gambling in Miami Beach.” Miami Design Preservation League, Miami Beach, September 18, 2012.

“Languages Spoken by Sephardim and Crypto-Jews Following the Exile From Spain.” Society for Crypto- Judaic Studies Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 23, 2012.

“Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto Jews of the Inquisition: Past and Present.” Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom, Kendall, June 17, 2012.

Moderator. “Major Issues in Higher Education in Florida: FCAT, Online Courses, State Funding, etc.” South Florida Association of Phi Beta Kappa, Miami Shores, Florida, May 20, 2012.

Panel Member. “The Dream Act Forum.” Florida International University, April 17, 2012.

“Brief Comments on Future Involvement in Phi Beta Kappa.” Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony, Florida International University, April 15, 2012.

“The Crypto-Jewish Diaspora: Interactions With Different Groups in Diverse Parts of the World.” Southern Sociological Society Annual Meetings.” New Orleans, Louisiana. March 22, 2012.

“Crypto Jews of Iberia: Spain, Portugal, and Italy, and The Sephardic Diaspora.” Canadian Club of Broward County, February 16, 2012.

“Crypto Jews of Iberia: Their Descendants Today.” Canadian Club of Broward County, February 8, 2012.

“How to Publish An Academic Journal.” Graduate Student Colloquium, Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University, January 27, 2012.

“The Cohen Gene, Ashkenazi and Sephardi Comparisons, and Other Topic of Applications of Jewish DNA.” Young Israel of Kendall, Kendall, Florida, January 19, 2012.

Moderator. “Major Issues in Higher Education in Florida: FCAT, Online Courses, State Funding, etc.” South Florida Association of Phi Beta Kappa, Miami Shores, Florida, May 20, 2012.

Panel Member. “The Dream Fact Forum.” Florida International University, April 17, 2012.