A Salonican granddaughter on ‘Family Papers’
By Makena Mezistrano As its former inhabitants will tell you, my own grandparents included, there is no place like Thessaloniki — though my grandparents never
Ladino Day 2019 gives Sephardic customs new life
Ladino Day 2019 celebrated Sephardic life cycle customs “de la fasha asta la mortaja" ("from the cradle to the grave").
Reading Ladino in the 21st century
How to use Mirador to view the Sephardic Studies Digital Collection.
“Hidden manuscripts, come out!”: Seattle Sephardic Legacies highlights Ladino literature
Hosted on June 2, 2019, the Seattle Sephardic Legacies event showcased Ladino artifacts that made their way from the Ottoman Empire to Seattle.
Love in the Ladino press: A 100 year-old story
“Is it possible that a Jew who doesn’t speak Jewish (Yiddish) and doesn’t look Jewish can nevertheless have a Jewish soul?”
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.
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.
“Seattle is a Sephardic country:” Behind the scenes of Ladino Day 2018
Makena Mezistrano reflects on the sixth annual Ladino Day celebration.