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SUMMARY:3/4 TALK | New Language\, New Story: How Translation Changed the Bible for Sephardic Jews Across History
DESCRIPTION:The Torah\, as Heinrich Heine is said to have written\, is the portable homeland of the Jews. As Jews move from place to place\, the land that is the setting for the Bible (or “Tanakh\,” in Hebrew) is the one place that does not change. In their diaspora\, Jewish communities learn new languages with each move\, and use these languages to reinterpret the stories of the Bible anew. \nIn this talk\, Dr. David Wacks of the University of Oregon will discuss the history of how new translations affected Sephardic Jews’ understanding of the Bible and biblical stories\, from medieval Arabic translations to later translations into Ladino and Judeo-Spanish.  \nWacks will explore how generations of Sepharadim (Jews in the Mediterranean) used translations\, commentaries and legends from their own time periods to reinterpret the Bible in new ways for the world in which they lived\, and offer insights into how translation might influence our own understandings of important texts. \nGet ready with a related essay by David Wacks: “Rabbis\, a Spanish Biblical History\, and the Roots of Vernacular Fiction.” \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies. \nAbout the speaker\nDavid Wacks is Head of the Department of Romance Languages and Professor of Spanish at the University of Oregon. He earned his PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from UC Berkeley in 2003. In 2006 he was Harry Starr Fellow in Judaica at the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies.  \nWacks is author of “Framing Iberia: Frametales and Maqamat in Medieval Spain\,” (Brill\, 2007)\, winner of the 2009 La corónica award\, and “Double Diaspora in Sephardic Literature: Jewish Cultural Production before and after 1492″ (Indiana University Press\, 2015)\, winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Sephardic Culture\, and co-editor\, with Michelle Hamilton\, of “The Study of al-Andalus: The Scholarship and Legacy of James T. Monroe” (ILEX Foundation\, 2018). His most recent monograph\, “Medieval Iberian Crusade Fiction and the Mediterranean World\,” is forthcoming in 2019 from University of Toronto Press.\nHe blogs on his current research at https://davidwacks.uoregon.edu.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/new-language-new-story-how-translation-changed-the-bible-for-sephardic-jews-across-history/
LOCATION:Thomson Hall 101\, 2023 King Lane\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Lectures,Sephardic Studies
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SUMMARY:3/13 CONCERT | Singing the Sephardic Diaspora: Mediterranean Elements in Judeo-Spanish Choral Arrangements
DESCRIPTION:**Note: The location of this event has changed. It will take place in Kane Hall\, room 220.\nLadino songs reflect a wealth of musical influences\, from Turkish scales to Balkan rhythms. In this lecture-recital\, recent Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) graduate Sarah Riskind will discuss Mediterranean features of Sephardic music and how these elements can be highlighted in arrangements for chorus. The Seattle Jewish Chorale (directed by Jacob Finkle) will perform a selection of classic Judeo-Spanish songs\, including “Par’o Era Estrellero\,” “Durme\, Durme\,” and “Cuando el Rey Nimrod.” \nPlease RSVP for this event at the bottom of the page. \nGet ready with Dr. Riskind’s brief explainer: What makes music sound Jewish (2018) \nDid you miss the event? Check out the UW Daily’s writeup\, which includes a number of audio excerpts. \nAbout the speaker\nSarah Riskind is a choral conductor\, composer\, vocalist\, and music educator based in Seattle. She recently received her DMA in choral conducting from the University of Washington\, completing a dissertation entitled “Informed and Informative: New Choral Arrangements of Sephardic Music\,” and she is the Music Director at Magnolia United Church of Christ. With previous degrees from Williams College and the University of Wisconsin at Madison\, she has directed ensembles at the University of Washington\, the University of Wisconsin at Madison\, Williams College\, the German International School of Boston\, and the First Parish Church of Berlin\, MA; she has also assistant-conducted the Renaissance choir Convivium Musicum and the Boston Children’s Chorus. Her compositions have been performed by the Seattle Jewish Chorale\, Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble\, Triad: Boston’s Choral Collective\, the Bennington Children’s Chorus\, and other college\, community\, synagogue\, and church choirs across the country. Dr. Riskind enjoys folk and classical improvisation on violin\, which led her to pursue doctoral research on choral improvisation in addition to Renaissance and Sephardic music. Riskind participated in the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies Graduate Fellowship program during the 2017-18 academic year.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/singing-the-sephardic-diaspora-mediterranean-elements-in-judeo-spanish-choral-arrangements/
LOCATION:Kane Hall 220\, 4069 Spokane Ln\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, US
CATEGORIES:Academic Lectures,Arts & Culture,Sephardic Studies
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SUMMARY:Seattle Jewish Film Festival Sephardic Spotlight | Children of the Inquisition
DESCRIPTION:Carlos DeMedeiros\, one of the subjects featured in “Children of the Inquisition” \nJoin the Seattle Jewish Film Festival for this year’s Sephardic Spotlight film\, the 2018 documentary “Children of Inquisition\,” directed by Joseph Lovett. \nImagine discovering a hidden past that shakes your worldview and sense of self. For New York Times journalist Doreen Carvajal\, learning of her family’s Jewish roots in Spain challenged her Catholic identity and led her on a journey of historical and self-discovery. \nThis documentary follows Carvajal and other descendants of Spanish and Portuguese families and “conversos” (the Spanish term for Jews converted to Roman Catholicism) as they uncover their complicated and nuanced roots. \n“Children of the Inquisition” uses a familiar travelogue style to trot around the globe and delve into the global mass conversion resulting from the Spanish Inquisition. Original manuscripts dating as far back as the 14th century and oral traditions secretly passed down through the generations unearth hidden histories of the Jews of Spain and Portugal. \nThe film features University of Washington historian Devin Naar and members of Seattle’s Sephardic Congregation Ezra Bessaroth. \nBuy tickets and learn more on the Seattle Jewish Film Festival website. \nFollowed by an echar lashon (coffee klatch) with coffee\, tea\, biscochos\, and our special guests.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/seattle-jewish-film-festival-children-inquisition-documentary/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine Street\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Sephardic Studies
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