Belmonte: A Story of Jewish Survival
Tue, Jun 30
|Webinar
Join us for a discussion celebrating Jewish resilience with Rabbi Shlomo Pereira. We will be confronted with a story of bitter persecution but more importantly with a glorious story of Jewish survival against all odds.
Time & Location
Jun 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Webinar
Guests
About the event
We all have heard about the Converso Jews but how much do we really know about them? Who exactly are the Marranos? How did it all start? Are there any Conversos left today? If so, how is it possible?
In answering these questions we will travel through time in a journey of historical discovery. In the process we will be confronted with a journey of self-discovery. We will learn about a not-so-well-known story of bitter persecution but more
importantly about a glorious story of Jewish survival against all odds.
About the speaker:
Rabbi Shlomo Pereira is a native of Lisbon, Portugal and moved to the United States in 1982. He received his rabbinical ordination in Jerusalem in 2004 and has served in the last two decades as an Assistant Rabbi, Education Director, and JLI Director at Chabad of Virginia in Richmond. Over the years he has lectured extensively on topics…