Ruth Behar on Finding Sephardic Identity in Cuba and Seattle
Reflections by this year's Stroum Lecturer, who will be at the UW on May 18 & 20!
A Ladino Haggadah with Woodcuts and Wine Spills
A Ladino Haggadah from the UW Sephardic Studies Digital Library and Museum reminds us that Passover rituals are timeless.
UW Sephardic document appears in new PBS film The Jewish Journey: America
Sephardic history featured in documentary about American Jewish immigration.
Sephardic Purim Customs from the Old World to the Pacific Northwest
Sesame candy and drinking ditties are part of Sephardic Purim celebrations. Ty Alhadeff shares forgotten song lyrics and customs.
Ashley Bobman, star Sephardic Studies student, wins President’s Medal
Mashala (congratulations) to Ashley Bobman!
Speaking on Salonica’s Sacred Ground
How Salonica in particular, and contemporary Greece in general, are coming to terms with the horrors of the Holocaust.
Ladino from Seattle to Buenos Aires
Molly FitzMorris, a UW Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow, studies the Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) of two distinct speech communities: Seattle and Buenos Aires.
Ladino Day 2014
Learn more about International Ladino Day 2014 at the University of Washington.