How the Turkish “City of Peace” remembers its Sephardic veterans
Grad Fellow Özgür Özkan walks through a new exhibit that remembers Çanakkale’s Sephardic veterans—and reaffirms its pluralistic identity.
What the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula can teach us about political power & minority status
Graduate Fellow Vivian Mills shows how all-too-familiar patterns of discrimination and exclusion affected Sephardic Jews in the Middle Ages.
2/28 EVENT | “Muestros Artistas” [Our Artists]
Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PT
Location: Kane Hall 210, UW Seattle Campus
“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.
Seattle’s fifth annual Ladino Day breaks tradition and hosts sold-out concert with Yasmin Levy
Singer Yasmin Levy's fusion of traditional and modern Sephardic music drew a packed house for the fifth annual Ladino Day.
Remembering Nona: The life of Rachel Tacher (née Levy) in Ladino
Ashley Bobman's moving Ladino tribute to the life of her grandmother Rachel (Levy) Tacher.
Ladino Day 2017: Yasmin Levy in Concert
Read a writeup of 2017's program and explore the music of Sephardic singer Yasmin Levy.