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.
Ladino Day confirms Seattle as vibrant hub of Sephardic culture
It was a party 500 years in the making! Molly FitzMorris, who helped organize the Ladino Day program, describes the historic occasion.
Ladino Day 2013
Read more about, and view videos from, the first annual International Ladino Day at the University of Washington.