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Burton Post-Doctoral Fellow, Ph.D., M.P.P.

Department of History
Saint Joseph's University

5600 City Avenue, B/L 112
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395

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FALL 2009 NEWS
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Spring 2009 Lecture
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“Abraham’s Cathedral: Jewish, Muslim, and Catholic Co-existence in Late Medieval Spain.” David H. Burton Postdoctoral Fellowship Lecture, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2009.
My first peer-reviewed journal article

“Jews, Catholics, and Converts: Reassessing the Resilience of Convivencia in Fifteenth Century Plasencia, Spain.” Journal of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Crypto-Jews, Volume 1, Number 1, 2009.
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19th Annual Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (Denver, CO)


With over 70 attendees at the conference, held from the 2nd through the 4th of August, 2009, the Society enjoyed one of its most successful programs in the last ten years. As Vice President for Conferences, I invite you to learn more about the event.

Conference Program and Press Release
Keynote Speaker - Gabriela Bohm
The Denver Post - "Catholics recall Jewish ancestry at Denver conference." August 5, 2009
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Over the course of five centuries, Europe experienced massive cultural, economic, intellectual, and scientific transformations. Alongside the birth of the Renaissance, religious and political wars raged across the continent and in people’s hearts. European dynastic empires stretched across the globe, thereby bringing Europeans into intensive engagement with other cultures. [more]
In this historical survey we will undertake the difficult process of answering the question, “What is ‘Western Civilization’ and why should we endeavor to study the topic?” The study of history is more than the accumulation of information about events, dates, and people – it is fundamentally about understanding who we are and how the past impacts and shapes our 21st century experiences. [more]
Fall 2009 Courses at Saint Joseph's University
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