Muestras Konsejas: Las Validjas
Winner, student category. Liza Cemel tells the story of her family's history, first across cities in Turkey, then across countries, bringing their validjas of memories and relationships with them.
Muestras Konsejas: Yogurt in Sephardi Life
Runner up, student category. Nesi Altaras recounts summers spent on the island of Buyukada, close to Istanbul, and the "traditional but extremely practical" feeling of being Sephardic in Turkey.
2024 Letter from the chair of Sephardic Studies
Update letter from Devin E.S. Naar, Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies and chair of the UW Sephardic Studies Program.
Sustainers’ Circle Spotlight: Harvey J. Sadis & Harriett M. Cody
This past year, in the wake of the Sephardic Studies Program’s 10th anniversary, Harvey J. Sadis and Harriett M. Cody, a retired King County Superior Court judge, created the Jean and Joseph Sadis Sustainers Fund in Sephardic Studies as part of the newly launched Sustainers’ Circle, which represents the next stage of philanthropic support for SSP (Sephardic Studies Program).
Aki Yerushalayim publishes Devin E. Naar’s first short story in Ladino
Aki Yerushalayim published Devin E. Naar’s first Ladino short story, "Dos Ijikos i sus Nono" (‘Two Children and their Grandfather’).
New fall 2023 Sephardic Studies graduate students: Alexandra Ritsatos and Nadav Ganon
The Sephardic Studies Program welcomes two new graduate fellows for the 2023-24 academic year: Alexandra Ritsatos and Nadav Ganon.
2022-2023 UW graduate student awards, fellowships and recognition in Sephardic studies
Sephardic studies graduate students are thriving; here's a roundup of updates on a group of seven accomplished UW graduate students from the 2022-23 academic year.
Ten Years of Sephardic studies: A letter from the chair
Sephardic Studies Program Chair and Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies Devin E. Naar provides an overview of SSP's most recent accomplishments and upcoming plans.