Sephardic Studies
Insights from a Half-Century of Ladino Studies: David M. Bunis in Conversation with Devin E. Naar
International Ladino expert Dr. David Bunis discusses his personal connection with the Ladino language, the history of Ladino studies, and the future of the field with Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the UW Sephardic Studies Program.
STUDENT EVENT | Teaching computers to read Ladino, a heritage language of Sephardic Jews
RSVP for Zoom linkHow do you teach a computer to read an endangered language -- and a language that many people don't even know exists? While machine learning technology has enabled us to read and research texts online in many languages, there's one language that our computers and smartphones have yet to learn: Ladino, a heritage language of Sephardic Jews.
12/6 | Ladino Day 2020 — Revolutionizing Ladino: From the Printing Press to the Smartphone
Zoom 0The 8th annual Ladino Day at the University of Washington will explore the intersection of Ladino and technology over the last century, and how revolutions
1/14 TALK | The Converso’s Return: Dalia Kandiyoti in Conversation with Devin E. Naar
RSVP for Zoom linkDalia Kandiyoti (College of Staten Island, City University of New York) will discuss her new book on conversos with Devin Naar (Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies).
VIDEO | The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: Dina Danon in Conversation with Devin E. Naar
RSVP for Zoom linkDina Danon (Binghamton University) will discuss her new book, "The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: A Modern History."
12/8 STUDENT EVENT | Narrating Migration Stories: Podcasting Sephardic Jewish Journeys
Scholar Chris Gratien, co-creator of the Ottoman History Podcast, and journalist Sam Negri talk about how they tell migration stories, looking at the personal history Sam's father, Leo Negri, an undocumented Sephardic Jewish immigrant.
12/12 LADINO DAY | Sephardic Trajectories: Archives, Objects and the Ottoman Jewish Past in the United States
In the University of Washington's 9th annual Ladino Day celebration, editors of the new book "Sephardic Trajectories: Archives, Objects, and the Ottoman Jewish Past in
4/10 PANEL | Perspectives on Cosmopolitan Istanbul in the Hit Netflix Series, “The Club”
In this virtual panel, scholars Reşat Kasaba (University of Washington), Christine Philliou (UC Berkeley), and Aron Rodrigue (Stanford University) will discuss the historical context and
5/19 WORKSHOP | Nation-State and Citizenship: The Exclusion and Persecution of Greek Jews in Romania Under the National Legionary State
Mary Gates Hall, Room 211BJoin Fulbright Scholar and UW Visiting Lecturer Nikos Tzafleris to workshop his article-in-progress on how Jews with Greek citizenship living in Romania navigated rising antisemitism and nationalism during a turbulent period of European history. Open to graduate students and faculty.
11/15 EVENT | Territories of Ladino in its Postvernacular Mode: The Case of Poetry and Literary Translation
Denny Hall 213In this seminar Dr. August-Zarębska will explain the concept of postvernacularity and will argue that the revival of Sephardic literature from the late 1970s till now may be seen as a part of the postvernacular Ladino culture.
12/4 EVENT | Ladino Day 2022: The Future of Ladino
Zoom 0On the tenth anniversary of Ladino Day, UW's Sephardic Studies Program presents four experts from different generations, all working to revitalize Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), the traditional language of Sephardic Jews.
3/12 FILM | Sephardic Spotlight at Seattle Jewish Film Festival: “Alegría” (Happiness)
AMC Pacific Place 600 Pine Street, Seattle, WA, United StatesFilm: ALEGRÍA Violeta Salama | Narrative Comedy/Drama | Spain | 2021 | Spanish, Chelja w/English subtitles | 104m | PG The North African city of
4/3 TALK | Sarah Zaides Rosen on “Tevye’s Ottoman Daughter”
Zoom 0The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies' Associate Director Sarah Zaides Rosen discusses her new book "Tevye's Ottoman Daughter: Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews at the End of Empire."
5/21 – 5/22 UW Symposium | Jews Amidst the Embers of the Ottoman Empire
Madrona 313 + Communications 202The University of Washington is hosting an international symposium focused on the late Ottoman period (variously defined) and successor regimes (e.g. Republican Turkey, Arab and Balkan nation-states, British mandate Palestine or French mandate Syria).
12/3 EVENT | Ladino Day 2023: ‘Kantika’, a Sephardic Novel by Author Elizabeth Graver
Zoom 0The UW Sephardic Studies Program's Ladino Day 2023 features author Elizabeth Graver, who will discuss her novel "Kantika" — a multigenerational saga inspired by her Sephardic grandmother — with Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies Devin E. Naar.