OUR MISSON

• There is no difference between a people that suffered at the hand of their perpetrators one year ago or many generations ago. Pain and suffering were present in both cases. The presence of such trauma did not go away–it remains there as a memorial.

• A people that suffered in Hitler’s Holocaust 50 years ago is no less and no more than the people that suffered in the Spanish Inquisition 500 years ago. Hitler’s fiery ovens were no more and no less than the burning at the stake of the Inquisitions. The outcry of the human soul is the same. Each victim suffered individually, one at a time. 

• Hitler used Ghettos and Spain used Barrios to hold the Jews under siege. Hitler enforced their wearing a Star of David to distinguish them from all others. Spain used the San Benito which was the vesture filled with insane emblems such as snakes and flames to demonstrate who was of a Jewish heritage.

• It is just as much a miracle that we have survivors of both, the Holocaust as well as the Inquisitions. These Inquisitions terrorized Spain, Portugal, Mexico, the Islands of the Caribbean, Latin America, including New Mexico with long tentacles into South-Central Texas.

• I know hundreds of descendants of the survivors of the Inquisition but their stories are not known. In many cases, they are seen with suspicion and cynicism when they tell of their forefathers’ plight. I am, however, glad to report that the extended Jewish family is slowly coming around to believe their reports especially as they become knowledgeable of what took place in their histories. But something of a miraculous dimension needs to take place in the halls of the Israeli government in order that these Sephardic Anusim souls be reckoned with in a just and merciful manner.

• It is high-time that new case law be written that can best deal with Sephardic Anusim cases. This means that those in positions of power will need to get out of their presumptive boxes in order to hear and see what is taking place all across the Americas including Iberia and other foreign nations where there are yet Anusim Jews in virtual hiding.

1961 - ​Dr. Sanchez was told by his wife-to-be that she had Jewish roots on her mother’s side. He didn’t believe her because he had no knowledge of the descendants of Jews of Spain known as Sephardim or Sephardic Anusim.

1996 -​Dr. Sanchez discovered that he had Jewish roots on both, his father’s as well as his mother’s side. 

2000 - In an effort to help educate the Anusim in the Americas about their Jewish history, Dr. Sanchez founded the Aliyah Sephardic Center in the State of Texas as a non-profit organization. 

2001 -After leading several groups to the Negev, Dr. Sanchez began to establish long lasting ties with government officials in the Negev in order to pave the way for the return of the Anusim to the Land of Israel.

2003 - Dr. Sanchez and his wife, Helen, devoted an entire month in the Ben Gurion Heritage Institute in the Negev, investigating David Ben Gurion’s perspective on  Sephardic Anusim  in the Americas.

2004 -During the International Jewish Genealogical Convention in Jerusalem, a recurring theme was: “The phenomenal awakening of Sephardic (Anusim) Jews” around the world.

2011 -Dr. Sanchez experienced a positive affirmation that they were on the perfect track when they witnessed a major ground breaking event entitled: “The worldwide awakening of the descendants of Secret Jews/Anusim” at the Netanya Academic College in Israel.

2014 - Dr. Sanchez had the honor of making a presentation on the history of Sephardic Anusim before the Harvard Club in New York City.

2015 - ​Dr. Sanchez was again honored to speak at the Anusim Conference of the Netanya Academic College in Israel. The title of his paper was: “Legacy of secrecy among Anusim (Crypto Jews) in America.”

"Since that day in the spring of 1996, I have been on a never ending journey. My journey includes millions of people just like me that are Hispanic or Latino but happen to be the descendants of secret Jews of Spain. Our forefathers endured a very bloody history as well as an expulsion out of the very land our own ancestors founded during the times of King David and King Solomon."

Our Mission Statement is to restore Sephardic Anusim to its true history and to collaborate in fulfilling ancient prophecies regarding their Negev homeland.

Our Vision is Obadiah’s prophecy: The exiles of Jerusalem that are (were) in Sepharad (which is Spain) shall occupy the Negev, (verse 20b).

Our Long-Term Goal is to build a community in the Negev for American Anusim that’s compatible to their culture and lifestyle.