Bøger af Genie Milgrom

The book My 15 Grandmothers takes the reader through an exciting maze of intrigue, where literally every stone that is turned, yields a new twist in the personal journey of Genie Milgrom. Having been brought up in a Roman Catholic family in Havana, Cuba and descending from Spanish ancestry did not ensure that her life would be lived within that realm. In response to strong feelings and an affinity towards Judaism, her search for her family's past, took on a deeper significance as she researched her maternal lineage and not only discovered but documented and verified her Pre-Inquisition Spanish Roots to Fifteenth Century Spain and Portugal where they lived first as Jews, then as Crypto Jews and finally as Roman Catholics. She was able to unravel the web of lies and deceit that her family had spun around themselves in order to survive the Spanish Inquisition .They lived with one foot in each world as they converted to Catholicism openly while secretly practicing their own religion underground. Genie was fortunate enough to grab the brass ring that was thrown in the air over 500 years ago.

A compelling work of historical fiction that engages the reader to follow the story of a family from the burning Pyres of the Spanish Inquisition to a young Cuban Catholic girl in Miami, Florida whose soul was ablaze with a desire to return to its' rightful place among the Jewish people.

In her first book, My 15 Grandmothers, Genie takes the reader through her entire journey from growing up Catholic until she finds her Crypto-Jewish lineage dating back to Pre-Inquisition Spain and Portugal. In this book, she was able to compile all the steps she took to locate that lineage through on line resources and archives in Spain and Portugal. Some of those are Church archives, others are land records and Inquisition court cases. This is the first guide of its' kind which allows the reader to actually follow in her footsteps and trace their own lineage. This method has proven successful for many who have been able to locate their Crypto-Jewish roots. Genie has served as President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, The Society for Crypto Judaic Studies at Colorado State University in Colorado Springs and Tarbut Sefarad Fermoselle. Her books have been recipients of the Latino Author Book Award as well the Literary Titan Award. Genie has been awarded the Medal of the Four Sephardic Synagogues from Jerusalem for her untiring work on behalf of the Crypto-Jews. More information can be found on her websites, geniemilgrom and sephardicancestry.En su primer libro, Mis 15 Abuelas, Genie Milgrom nos cuenta sobre su trayectoria de haber nacido Catolica y su regreso al Pueblo Judio despues de encontrar su linaje maternal directo hasta antes de la Inquisicion en 1405. En este libro, Genie fue capaz de transmitir todas las herramientas necesarias para seguir sus pasos y encontrar linajes Cripto-Judios en los expendientes de la Iglesia Catolica en España y Portugal. Esta es la primera vez que existe una guia de este indole para poder lograr una genealogia de los Judios Conversos de aquella epoca. Estos metodos han sido comprobados por muchas personas buscando sus propios linajes . Genie ha sido Presidente de la Sociedad de Genealogia Judia de Miami, Presidente de la Sociedad de Estudios Cripto-Judaicos en la Universidad de Colorado y Presidente de Tarbut-Sefarad Fermoselle. Sus libros han sido galardonados con premios de Autora Hispana y Literary Titan Book Award. Tambien le prrsentaron la medulla de las 4 Sinagogas Sefaradi de Jerusalen por su continuo trabajo con los Cripto-Judios . Mas informacion esta disponible en sus sitios de internet, geniemilgrom y sephardicancestry.