Makena Mezistrano, Contributor at UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

Share your story with the Sephardic Studies Program

Do you have letters, books, immigration documents, or other pieces of your family history? Please consider sharing them with the Sephardic Studies Program at our upcoming Seattle Sephardic Legacies event on June 2nd.

By Makena Mezistrano|2019-05-17T16:44:34+00:00May 13th, 2019|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Sephardic Digital Library, Sephardic Studies, Sephardic Studies Digital Collection, Ty Alhadeff|0 Comments

The circuitous travels of a Ladino schoolbook through Istanbul, Seattle, the East Coast and Missouri

Rare Ladino artifact returns to Seattle after two-year exhibition tour.

By Makena Mezistrano|2019-04-09T08:54:01+00:00April 8th, 2019|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Ladino, Makena Mezistrano, Sarah Zaides, Sephardic Studies, Sephardic Studies Digital Collection|0 Comments

“Seattle is a Sephardic country:” Behind the scenes of Ladino Day 2018

Makena Mezistrano reflects on the sixth annual Ladino Day celebration.

By Makena Mezistrano|2019-01-25T15:29:52+00:00January 7th, 2019|Categories: Our Events, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Folktales, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Ladino Day, Ladino Day 2018, Makena Mezistrano, Sephardic Studies|4 Comments

About Makena Mezistrano

Share your story with the Sephardic Studies Program

The circuitous travels of a Ladino schoolbook through Istanbul, Seattle, the East Coast and Missouri

“Seattle is a Sephardic country:” Behind the scenes of Ladino Day 2018

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