Sephardic Studies and the boundaries of Jewish Studies: A year in review
Sephardic Studies continues its work expanding understanding of the multiplicities of the Jewish experience, writes program director Devin Naar.
“Another year, another piece of wisdom”: The Sephardic Studies Program 2017 recap
Three Years of the Sephardic Studies Program at a glance.
The paradox of Hanukkah in Greece—and in Auschwitz
Professor Devin Naar explores Greek-Jewish identity through letters from the Holocaust and prayers from Salonica.
Song of the Sephardi: New Verses for the 21st Century?
Get ready for Ladino Day 2016 with an interview with David Raphael, director of the documentary "Song of the Sephardim," originally published in 1978 in JTNews.
Jews, Muslims, and the Limits of Tolerance
Non-Muslims were accepted in the Ottoman Empire, but the tolerance policy for Jews had limits. Devin E. Naar suggests why tolerance is a double-edged idea.
Had Gadya in Ladino: A Sephardic Passover Tradition?
Many Sephardic Jews sing Had Gadya in Ladino at their Passover seders, but some claim the song was never part of Sephardic rituals.