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1 <br /> SUNNY /SC <br /> o;< ; X ~ IFS City of Sunny Isles Beach George "Bud" Scholl, Mayor <br /> 18070 Collins Avenue Jeanette Gatto, Vice Mayor <br /> : = Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 Isaac Aelion, Commissioner <br /> Dana Goldman, Commissioner <br /> k,9 ` . P* 305.947.0606 City Hall Jennifer Levin, Commissioner <br /> 5'e 91. FLO9'\° S:` 305.949.3113 Fax <br /> 0'rY OF SUN Christopher J. Russo, City Manager <br /> Hans Ottinot, City Attorney <br /> Jane A. Hines, MMC, City Clerk <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> FROM: Commissioner Isaac Aelion <br /> DATE: September 15, 2016 <br /> RE: A Resolution Expressing Support for the Institute for Sefardi and <br /> Anousim Studies (ISAS) at Netanya Academic College in Israel <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> This Resolution is being submitted for your consideration. <br /> REASONS: <br /> The Institute for Sefardi and Anousim Studies (ISAS) at Netanya Academic College in <br /> Israel was created in response to the incredible phenomenon of the descendants of the <br /> force converts (Anousim) in medieval Spain and Portugal awakening to their Jewish <br /> heritage. The ISAS promotes research on the historical and contemporary development <br /> of the crypto-Jews of Iberian origin, as well as other groups such as the Mashadis of Iran. <br /> They offer seminars, courses, and conferences to educate the public about this <br /> phenomenon and its contemporary ramifications in Israel and around the world. <br /> The City desires to express its support for ISAS for its efforts in promoting Cultural <br /> Heritage and bringing together Jews and Christians of Latin Ancestry. <br /> Agenda Item I d A E . <br /> Date - IS' I (p <br />