What are Sephardic Rosh Hashana customs?
Dates and black-eyed peas are among the symbolic foods Sephardic Jews eat for the New Year. Find out more about special Sephardic traditions for Rosh Hashana.
Tisha Be-Av in Sephardic Seattle: A Ladino Journey from the Old World to the New
Prayers and poems written in Ladino, the Judeo-Spanish language of Sephardic Jews, give a window onto the annual Jewish holiday of Tisha Be-Av.
A Guide to Sephardic Raki Drinking
Grad Fellow Esra Bakkalbasioglu reflects on the raki-maker Rabbi Nahmias, the rebetiko singer Roza Eskenazi, and Jewish identities.
The Converso Cookbook
Find out how to make popular Jewish dishes from 15th century Spain in Ana Gómez-Bravo's online cookbook.
The Faces and Voices of Sephardic Music in Seattle
Sephardic ballads called romansas hold valuable medieval Spanish history. Rina Benmayor recorded these songs in the 1970s and will speak at UW on April 24th.
Tevye’s Ottoman Daughter in the Ladino Press
Graduate Fellow Sarah Zaides is studying the emigration of Russian Jews to Ottoman lands in the early 20th century, using archival Ladino newspapers.
Why I’m Teaching a New Generation to Read and Write Ladino
Writing Ladino in Hebrew letters is a rare art form--one that Prof. David Bunis is passionate about teaching to his students.
Award-winning author Maureen Jackson on restoring lost voices in Sephardic culture
Maureen Jackson reveals how she found her way to Turkish-Jewish music and why she's bringing a taste of Istanbul to Seattle.