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SUMMARY:Seattle Jewish Film Festival: "Trezoros" Sephardic Spotlight
DESCRIPTION:About the Film\nA coastal city renowned for its idyllic beauty\, Kastoria was once home to a harmonious and vibrant population of Jews and Christians. \nIlluminating the moving\, individual stories of the Greek Sephardic families forced from their homes when Nazis took control of the town\, this carefully crafted documentary serves as a tribute and reminder of the many displaced communities forced out and afflicted by Nazi occupation. \nUsing never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with survivors scattered across the diaspora\, TREZOROS stitches together a compelling and affecting portrait of a unique and dynamic Jewish community. \nThe film will be followed by a discussion with Professor Devin Naar of the Stroum Center’s Sephardic Studies Program\, director Lawrence Russo\, and Larry Confino; then by a post-film Sephardic coffee klatsch (echar lashon) with coffee/tea and biscochos. Included in ticket price. \nLearn more about the film\, and purchase tickets\, at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival website.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/seattle-jewish-film-festival-trezoros-sephardic-spotlight/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine Street\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Seattle Jewish Film Festival":MAILTO:sjff@sjcc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180226T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180226T140000
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SUMMARY:Grad Fellows: Sephardic Culture: Music\, Language & Literature from Spain to Seattle
DESCRIPTION:Join 2017-2018 Stroum Center Graduate Fellows Molly FitzMorris\, Vivian Mills and Sarah Riskind as they share their research on the topics of Ladino language\, Sephardic music\, and the early-modern literature of Spain. \nProfessor Devin Naar of the Stroum Center’s Sephardic Studies Program will offer commentary on the Fellows’ work as the faculty respondent for this panel. \nA light lunch will be served; please RSVP below to be included in the lunch order.\n \nMolly FitzMorris\, Isaac Alhadeff Sephardic Studies Fellow\nPaper title: “The search for the shinedji: Using Ladinokomunita as a corpus to study Modern Ladino morphology” \nMolly is a third-year PhD student in the Department of Linguistics.  She has a BA in Latin American Studies from New York University\, and an MA in Hispanic Studies from the University of Washington.  Her research focuses on the documentation of Ladino in Seattle\, and her two current projects explore the dialects of Ladino spoken in Seattle and the use of a common Turkish suffix in Ladino.  Molly helped organize the first three International Ladino Day celebrations in Seattle\, and is an occasional student at the weekly Ladineros classes.\n \n \nVivian Mills\, Richard M. Willner Memorial Scholar\nPaper title: “Shem Tov of Carrión: Jewish Poetry and Moneylending in Fourteenth Century Castile” \nVivian is a second-year PhD student in Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Washington. She was born in Ecuador and moved to the United States with her family at the age of sixteen. She received a BA in Business Economics and an MA in Spanish from the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on identity and the building of textual authority in the literary works of Jewish\, Converso and Morisco writers of late medieval and early-modern Iberia. Her latest research focuses on the works of Shem Tov of Carrion\, a medieval poet and rabbi. When not reading poetry\, you can find Vivian at work in her garden or spending time with her family.\n \n \nSarah Riskind\, Robinovitch Family Fellow\nPaper title: “Sephardic Music Reimagined: Modern Arrangements for Choir” \nSarah is a doctoral student in choral conducting in the UW School of Music. Originally from Boston\, MA\, she holds degrees from Williams College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to conducting\, singing\, and teaching\, she has composed choral and instrumental works that have been performed in Massachusetts\, Vermont\, New Hampshire\, Wisconsin\, and Washington\, many of which use Jewish liturgical texts in Hebrew and English. She is currently pursuing research on choral arrangements of Sephardic Jewish music.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/sephardic-culture-music-language-literature-spain-seattle/
LOCATION:HUB 145\, UW Campus\, 4001 E Stevens Way NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Graduate Fellows,Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171111T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171111T213000
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SUMMARY:5th Annual International Ladino Day: Yasmin Levy in Concert
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the 5th Annual International Ladino Day\, the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies is proud to present a concert with Sephardic singer Yasmin Levy\, to be held at the Stroum Jewish Community Center in Seattle in conjunction with Town Hall Seattle.\n \nIn her haunting\, deeply spiritual and passionate style of singing\, Yasmin Levy preserves and revives the most beautiful\, romantic songs of her Ladino/Judeo-Spanish heritage and fuses them with the distinctive\, smoldering sounds of Andalusia. Yasmin uniquely blends old and new – traditional Sephardic Jewish ballads with new flamenco – and evokes the emotional rhythms and style of ancient Spain and the Middle East.\n \nThe performance will be followed by a Q&A with Prof. Devin Naar\, the Chair of the Stroum Center’s Sephardic Studies Program\, along with Jon Kertzer\, co-curator of Town Hall Seattle’s Global Rhythms concert series.\n \nPlease note that tickets to this event will be sold by Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC) and are available online here.\n \nContact SJCC’s box office at BoxOffice@SJCC.org or 206.388.0833 for more details.\n \nThis event is sponsored by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies\, the Sephardic Studies Program\, the Stroum Jewish Community Center\, and Town Hall Seattle. It is made possible by the Lucie Benveniste Kavesh Endowed Fund for Sephardic Studies.\n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/5th-annual-international-ladino-day-yasmin-levy-concert/
LOCATION:Stroum Jewish Community Center\, 3801 East Mercer Way\, Mercer Island\, WA\, 98040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161130T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090447
CREATED:20160728T225120Z
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SUMMARY:4th Annual International Ladino Day
DESCRIPTION:The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and the Sephardic Studies Program present \nInternational Ladino Day \nSupport made possible by the Lucie Benveniste Kavesh Endowed Fund for Sephardic Studies \nAdditional support provided by Sephardic Bikur Holim\, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth\, the Seattle Sephardic Network\, the Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood\, and the Sephardic Studies Program Founders Circle \nIn 1978\, the acclaimed film Song of the Sephardi by David Raphael premiered in Seattle. The director decided to set the film—and premiere it—in Seattle because he wanted to capture the dynamic Sephardic culture\, religion\, and the Ladino language in all of its richness\, and recognized Seattle as one of the best places to do so. Nearly forty years later\, in honor of the Fourth International Ladino Day\, we will revisit the film\, reflect on the snapshot of Sephardic culture it captured\, and follow the protagonists and the families featured in the film: Where are they now? And what is the present status of Sephardic culture and community in Seattle? Are there more verses to the Song of the Sephardi yet to be composed? \nAfter a brief screening of excerpts from Song of the Sephardi\, Prof. Devin E. Naar will moderate a panel of Seattle community members to discuss the past\, present\, and future of Ladino. The panel participants include: Judith Amiel\, Hazzan Isaac (Ike) Azose\, David Behar\, and Makena Owens. \n  \n\nEnjoy video highlights from our previous celebrations of International Ladino Day in Seattle\n“Ladino Day Confirms Seattle as Vibrant Hub of Sephardic Culture” by Molly FitzMorris\n“What is the History of Ladino and Its Alphabet?” Video Featuring Prof. Devin Naar and Prof. David Bunis
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/ladino-day/
LOCATION:Kane Hall 120\, 4069 Spokane Ln\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, US
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161129T123000
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SUMMARY:"Oriental Neighbors" Discussion with Prof. Moshe Naor
DESCRIPTION:Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine \nFocusing on Oriental Jews and their relations with their Arab neighbors in Mandatory Palestine\, this book analyzes the meaning of the hybrid Arab-Jewish identity that existed among Oriental Jews\, and discusses their unique role as political\, social\, and cultural mediators between Jews and Arabs. Integrating Mandatory Palestine and its inhabitants into the contemporary Semitic-Levantine surroundings\, Oriental Neighbors illuminates broad areas of cooperation and coexistence\, which coincided with conflict and friction\, between Oriental and Sephardi Jews and their Arab neighbors. The book brings the Oriental Jewish community to the fore\, examines its role in the Zionist nation-building process\, and studies its diverse and complex links with the Arab community in Palestine. \nCo-sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization\, UW Middle East Center*\, and Stroum Center for Jewish Studies. \nKosher lunch will be provided. Note that registration is required to attend this event. \n  \n*The Middle East Center’s sponsorship of this of this event does not imply that the Center endorses the content of the event.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/moshe-naor/
LOCATION:Thomson 317\, UW Campus\, 2023 Skagit Lane\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Lectures,Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161103T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20160725T225847Z
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SUMMARY:Jewish Salonica Book Launch with Prof. Devin Naar
DESCRIPTION:Note: This event is sold out and no more tickets are available. A waitlist will be available at the event on a first-come\, first-served basis. Thank you for your understanding.\nA video of Prof. Naar’s lecture will be available by the end of Autumn Quarter. He will also be among the featured speakers at International Ladino Day on Nov. 30th. More info and registration are available here.\n  \nThe city of Salonica (Thessaloniki) was once home to the largest Sephardic Jewish community in the world. In this lecture\, Prof. Naar will explore the fate of Salonica’s Jews and offer behind-the-scenes insight into how he uncovered the previously lost sources necessary to tell the story. Join the Stroum Center and the Sephardic Studies Program for this exciting book launch event. \nLight kosher reception to follow lecture. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the University of Washington’s Department of History\, the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies\, and the Center for West European Studies. \nDevin Naar at Ladino Day 2015 \nDevin E. Naar is the Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies and Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of Washington. \nParking & Transportation to the UW Tower\nThe W-46 parking garage is attached to the UW Tower via a skybridge located on the 3rd floor of the garage. Vehicles may enter on 12th Ave NE and NE 43rd Street. The garage and skybridge entrance normally close at 6pm\, but the Stroum Center has arranged to hire a guard for the entrance so that our guests may enter until 7:30pm. This should give everyone plenty of time to park and get to the book launch.\nVisitors should be sure to park only in numbered spaces and use machines on the 1st or 3rd floor to prepay. The cost is $3 per hour.\nFor more information including details on ADA accessibility and public transit\, see the UW Tower’s “Getting Here” page: https://www.washington.edu/facilities/uwtower/getting-here. \n[separator top=”10″ style=”none”] \n[title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”single solid” sep_color=”” class=”” id=””]Links for Further Exploration[/title] \n\nLearn more about Prof. Naar’s book Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece\nExplore the UW Sephardic Studies program\nVisit the Sephardic Studies Collection at the UW Libraries Digital Collections
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/naar-book-launch/
LOCATION:UW Tower Auditorium\, 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Lectures,Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160403T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160403T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20160128T224419Z
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SUMMARY:SJFF Sephardic Film Highlight: Bulgarian Rhapsody
DESCRIPTION:A visually stunning tale of first love and friendship in a time of war. In the summer of 1943 in Sofia\, Bulgaria\, a shy 17-year-old Jewish boy\, meets his cousin and is immediately smitten. Unfortunately\, so is his more worldly friend Giogio. The boys navigate more than a love triangle; however\, as the police begin rounding up the Jews in this Ladino-speaking community under pressure from their German allies\, who are also devastating Shelli’s hometown of Kavala\, Greece. To complicate matters\, Giogio’s father is a brutish anti-Semite who works for the government department in charge of deporting Sofia’s Jews to forced labor and death camps. \n  \nDespite its grim setting\, the film’s tender evocation of childhood exuberance\, innocence\, and budding romance recreates the sweet and sumptuous lost world of Bulgarian Sephardic Jewish culture. \n  \nBulgaria’s submission to the 2014 Academy Awards® for Best Foreign Language Film\, BULGARIAN RHAPSODY is part of director Ivan Nichev’s historic trilogy about Bulgarian Jews\, which also includes AFTER THE END OF THE WAR (1999) and THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (2003). Warning: some nudity. \n  \nFeaturing commentary and echar lashon with Prof. Devin Naar and special performances by the Bulgarian Women’s Choir group Dunava. \n  \nTickets for this film are available through the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/sjff-sephardic/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine Street\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160128T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160128T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20151203T202309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T010706Z
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SUMMARY:Syrian Jews in Brooklyn: How Their Sabbath Morning Music Reflects Their Arab History and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Syrian Jews have lived in Brooklyn since the 1880s. Today their community is estimated to be over 70\,000. With twenty synagogues and twenty other institutions\, the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn is thriving. For hundreds of years Syrian Jewish prayer has incorporated the melodies and musical styles of Arab culture. In this presentation\, Prof. Mark Kligman will discuss their history\, the Brooklyn community and the musical practices of their Sabbath morning services.  This presentation will show video and audio examples that will demonstrate contemporary practices of Syrian prayer.\n \nProf. Mark Kligman\, is the inaugural holder of the Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music and Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at UCLA in the Herb Alpert School of Music. He specializes in the liturgical traditions of Middle Eastern Jewish communities and various areas of popular Jewish music.\n \nIn addition to his visit to UW\, Prof. Kligman will be giving several lectures throughout the Seattle Jewish community. For more information about “Shabbat of Learning with Dr. Mark Kligman” at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth and Minyan Ohr Chadash\, please contact Karen Treiger at karen@treiger.com
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/syrian-jews-in-brooklyn/
LOCATION:Ethnic Cultural Center\, 3931 Brooklyn Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, US
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151207T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20151112T162632Z
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SUMMARY:STUDENTS ONLY: Sephardic Hanukkah Party
DESCRIPTION:With winter approaching\, it’s time for Hanukkah\, a holiday of celebration and lights! \nUW students and young professionals from all backgrounds and majors are invited to a Hanukkah party sponsored by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and Hillel UW. \nThis special Hanukkah party will incorporate traditions of Jewish Sephardic culture in honor of International Ladino Day. Sephardic Jews are Jews from Spain\, Portugal\, North Africa and the Middle East and their descendants. The adjective “Sephardic” and corresponding nouns “Sephardi” (singular) and “Sephardim” (plural) are derived from the Hebrew word “Sepharad\,” which refers to Spain.  Sephardic Jews have their own special traditions\, language (Ladino)\, foods and songs\, and we will explore some of them at our Hanukkah party. \nWe will light a hanukkiyah\, also known as a Hanukkah “menorah\,” a candelabra designated specifically for the eight Hanukkah candles\, one of which is lit each night. \nWe will sing Hanukkah songs in Ladino (bonus if you wear a fedora to the party like this singer of the classic Ladino Hanukkah song\, Ocho Kandelikas\, “Eight Candles”). \nAnd we will try tasty Sephardic fare including bimuelos (fried dough puffs). What could be bad?? \nAll welcome! No previous experience with Hanukkah necessary! \nNo cost.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/sephardic-hanukkah/
LOCATION:Hillel UW\, 4745 17th Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, US
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151206T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151206T180000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20151020T052408Z
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SUMMARY:3rd Annual International Ladino Day
DESCRIPTION:Biva la lingua de Ladino! \nJoin Professors Julia Phillips Cohen (Vanderbilt)\, Sarah Abrevaya Stein (UCLA)\, and Devin Naar (UW) as they shine a light on Sephardic language and culture at our third-annual celebration of International Ladino Day. The event will include: \n\nReadings from the award-winning book\, Sephardi Lives\nSpecial performances by Los Ladineros and community members\nKosher reception featuring Sephardic delicacies\n\nThis event is hosted by the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and the Sephardic Studies Program in cooperation with Congregation Ezra Bessaroth\, Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation\, the Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood\, and the Seattle Sephardic Network. \n  \nThe recipient of the 2014 National Jewish Book Award for Sephardic Culture\, Sephardi Lives: A Documentary History\, 1700-1950\, offers an unprecedented glimpse into the experiences of Sephardic Jews in the lands of the former Ottoman Empire by highlighting aspects of their religious\, political\, economic and cultural worlds over more than two centuries. Read our new interview with the editors! \nJulia Phillips Cohen is Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University. \nSarah Abrevaya Stein is Professor of History and Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies at UCLA \n[title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”single solid” sep_color=”” class=”” id=””]Links for Further Exploration[/title] \n\nRead Ty Alhadeff’s preview article\, “Celebrate Ladino Day 2015 at the UW on Dec. 6th“\n“Sephardi Lives in Living Color” by Hannah Pressman\nEnjoy video highlights from both our 2013 and 2014 celebrations of International Ladino Day in Seattle\n“Ladino Day Confirms Seattle as Vibrant Hub of Sephardic Culture” by Molly FitzMorris\n“What is the History of Ladino and Its Alphabet?” Video Featuring Prof. Devin Naar and Prof. David Bunis
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/ild/
LOCATION:Kane Hall 130\, 4069 Spokane Lane\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sephardic Studies Program":MAILTO:emarcus2@uw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151121T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151121T210000
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SUMMARY:Baladino in Concert at SJCC
DESCRIPTION:With its members hailing from Berlin and Tel Aviv\, Baladino is a Mediterranean folk band that offers fresh\, yet deeply authentic interpretations of Sephardic and Ladino melodies and brings this tradition back into full\, fresh dialogue with its trans-Mediterranean past\, using extended technique\, subtle electronics and improvisation to dust off the predominant heavy-handed approach to Ladino music. With stunning vocals\, unexpected instruments\, and a pitch-perfect sense of arrangement\, the Israeli group melds everything from Egyptian darbuka to Armenian duduk\, from Ladino classics to rarely heard tunes\, into a sonically vibrant\, organic whole. During Baladino’s live performances\, songs often form a jumping-off point for instrumental improvisations driven by Mediterranean-Gypsy grooves\, yet embracing rock and electronic influences. \n  \n \n  \nTo purchase tickets and find out more\, please visit the Stroum Jewish Community Center online! \nSTUDENTS: Get $5 off your tickets using this promo code: UW5OFF \n  \nOrganized by the Stroum Jewish Community Center
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/baladino-in-concert-at-sjcc/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
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SUMMARY:Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom: Ladino Songs Renewed with Guy Mendilow Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a musical journey through the Balkans to the Middle East\, beginning in the Sephardi community of Sarajevo and winding through Salonica and Jerusalem. Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom is a sonic adventure masterfully brought to life by the Guy Mendilow Ensemble\, an award-winning quintet of world-class musicians with members hailing from Israel\, Palestine\, Argentina\, Japan\, and the USA. Epic tales of love lost to the seas and the intrigue of kings abound in arrangements of Ladino songs that crackle with vivid musical storytelling.\nThe evening will include a conversation with Guy Mendilow facilitated by Prof. Devin Naar\, chair of the Sephardic Studies Program and Assistant Professor of History at the University of Washington.\nSTUDENTS: You can get a free ticket to this show by emailing jewishst@uw.edu with your name and UW NetID!\n \nThis event is part of the Stroum Center’s 2015-16 series\, Mixed Media: New Expressions of Identity. \n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/guymendilow/
LOCATION:Ethnic Cultural Theater\, 3940 Brooklyn Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151001T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151001T133000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20150817T215216Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn with Shalom Sabar
DESCRIPTION:The biblical story of the Binding or Sacrifice of Isaac plays a major role in the religious ideologies of the three monotheistic religions. Over the ages\, artists in the service of Jewish\, Christian and Muslim communities were called to depict the story time and again. Join Prof. Shalom Sabar as he examines how these visual works convey the messages and sentiments of traditional societies that produced them\, as well as the curious\, military-related twist the visual interpretation of the story took in modern times\, especially in the State of Israel. \nA light Kosher lunch will be provided. RSVP required.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/lunch-and-learn-with-shalom-sabar/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, Thomson Hall 317\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishst@uw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150902T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20150824T204114Z
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SUMMARY:A Legacy of Sephardic\, Mediterranean\, and American Recipes
DESCRIPTION:As a child\, Rachel Almeleh learned to cook family recipes passed down through generations of her Sephardic ancestors. Today\, she shares those recipes with others through her Seattle-area business\, Rachel’s Sephardic Delicacies\, and in her new cookbook A Legacy of Sephardic\, Mediterranean\, and American Recipes. Filled with how-to-photos\, tips\, and recipes for Jewish holidays\, American holidays\, and everyday meals and treats\, the book brings Sephardic cooking—along with the legacies and traditions behind it—to life. Joining for a reading and signing\, Almeleh will share her collection of nurturing and delicious recipes with us. \nPresented by University Book Store in partnership with The Sephardic Studies Program of the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/a-legacy-of-sephardic-mediterranean-and-american-recipes/
LOCATION:University Book Store\, 4326 University Way NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stroum Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewishst@uw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140520T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140520T133000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20130611T212835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170724T212439Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Fellows Spring Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The future of Jewish Studies scholarship will be on display at the Stroum Center’s second annual Spring Research Symposium\, featuring the 2013-14 class of Jewish Studies Graduate Fellows. Join us for two fascinating panels followed by a reception. \nFull schedule available here. \nRSVP here to reserve your spot. Last year’s symposium was completely sold out! \n\n \nSell Tickets Online through Eventbrite \n\n  \nClick here to find out more about the fellows and their diverse research interests\, which include Ottoman Turkish poetry\, Bedouins and solar energy in Israel\, Ladino newspapers\, post-Holocaust films\, and Russian-Jewish culture. \nAbout our fellowship program: The goal of the Jewish Studies Graduate Fellowship at the University of Washington is to build an intellectual community around Jewish Studies. Fellows participate in a workshop series to foster professional development and advance their research agendas. Now in its second year\, the Fellowship is coordinated by Dr. Hannah Pressman\, an affiliate faculty member of the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies. \nThanks to the generosity of our community supporters\, five outstanding graduate students received $3\,000 grants to support research related to Jewish Studies during the 2013-14 academic year. Our five new graduate fellows represent several UW departments. Each brings a unique perspective to the field of Jewish Studies and has great potential to contribute to the future of Jewish scholarship. \nThe 2013-14 Jewish Studies Graduate Fellows:\n\nEsra Bakkalbasioglu\nI. Mervyn and Georgiana Gorasht Scholarship in Jewish Studies \nEsra Bakkalbasioglu is a second year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Program on Near and Middle Eastern Studies. She completed her BA and MA degrees from the Political Science and International Relations Department of the University of Bogazici\, Turkey. She wrote her master thesis on the West Bank Wall and non-violent anti-wall movements. After completing her MA degree\, she worked for two years as the Democratization Program project coordinator\, in one of Turkey’s prominent think-tanks\, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation. Her main areas of research interest are infrastructure-politics relations\, social movements and state-society relations in the Middle East. Currently\, she is working on the political and social impacts of solar panel fields in Israel\, Turkey and Jordan.\n  \n\n\nOscar Aguirre-Mandujano\nMickey Sreebny Memorial Scholarship in Jewish Studies\nOscar Aguirre-Mandujano is a second-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Washington. He was born in Mexico City in 1986 and attended the National University of Mexico (UNam). In 2008 he obtained a BA degree in History\, and in 2009 he moved to the United Kingdom to read an MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. Oscar’s dissertation undertakes an interdisciplinary study of the impact of book production in the emergence of a new court literary culture during the reign of Bayezid II (r. 1452-1512) in the Ottoman Empire. As a Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow\, Oscar focuses on an in-depth study of the original compositions of Yehuda (Leon) Behar in Ottoman Turkish\, and examines the development of the main themes in the poetic and literary work of the Jewish community of the late Ottoman Empire.\n  \n\n\nDenise Grollmus\nPhilip Bernstein Memorial Scholarship in Jewish Studies\nDenise Grollmus is an award-winning journalist and Fulbright Scholar. After receiving her MFA in Creative Writing from Penn State University\, Denise lived in Warsaw\, Poland as a Fulbright scholar researching the Revival of Jewish Life throughout the country. She is now a PhD candidate in English at the University of Washington. Her project is a comparative study of Philip Roth’s novel Operation Shylock: A Confession and Yael Bartana’s film series And Europe Will Be Stunned… that examines how the satirical representations of counter-Zionist movements in both works perform and extend Hannah Arendt’s critique of the nation-state by performing the problematics not only of Jewish nationalism\, but also of nationalism (especially with regard to “The Jewish Question”) more generally.\n  \n\n\nCyrus Rodgers\nRichard M. Willner Memorial Scholarship in Jewish Studies\nIn 2011\, Cyrus began his master’s degree in the Slavic Languages and Literature Department at the University of Washington.  His main interests are Soviet literature\, film\, and visual art with special emphasis on Jewish themes in literature. Next year he will graduate with plans to complete a Master’s thesis\, which will discuss the relationship between art and Bolshevik politics at critical stages in the evolution of the Judeo-Soviet paradigm from 1917 to 1953.\n  \n\n\nSarah Zaides\nSamuel and Althea Stroum Fellowship in Jewish Studies\nSarah’s work studies the cultural and social histories of Jews in the Soviet Union\, particularly around the early years of Israeli Independence. Her current project examines the historical enigma of Arkady Raikin\, a yeshiva-educated Jewish actor who became one of the most famous satirists of the Soviet state. Her work uses the case of Raikin to engage broadly with the historiography of Soviet Jews and also employs the transnational histories of emigre communities in the United States and Israel.  After a successful year in the first class of Jewish Studies Graduate Fellows\, Sarah returns to continue her research in Jewish Studies.\n \n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/graduate-fellows-symposium/
LOCATION:Thomson 317\, UW Campus\, 2023 Skagit Lane\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies,Student
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140513T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
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SUMMARY:40th Anniversary Gala
DESCRIPTION:Be there as UW Jewish Studies celebrates four decades of innovation and excellence at the University of Washington!\nClick here to visit our official 40th anniversary page\, where you can: \n–buy your tickets for the May 13th Gala \n-read interviews & articles highlighting the special history of UW Jewish Studies \n-view archival photographs from the past 40 years \nWe’ll be Thinking Forward on May 13th. Join us!\n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/40th-anniversary-gala/
LOCATION:Thomson 317\, UW Campus\, 2023 Skagit Lane\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140424T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140424T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20130712T185053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T161100Z
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SUMMARY:Cántame una romansa: Memory\, Family History\, and Sephardic Ballads in Seattle
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDr. Rina Benmayor\, Professor of Oral History\, Latina/o Studies\, & Literature \nIn 1973\, Rina Benmayor came to Seattle to record Judeo-Spanish ballads (romansas) in the Sephardic community for her doctoral dissertation. She was following in the footsteps of her mentors\, Samuel Armistead and Joseph Silverman\, to collect\, preserve\, and analyze these precious living remnants of centuries past. It was an experience vividly etched in her memory. Now\, in a special lecture to mark forty years since her initial research project\, Dr. Benmayor reflects on that experience\, on how we remember\, and why we capture the past. Her presentation on April 24th will include the voices and images of elderly members of the Sephardic community in the 1970s\, as well as reflections from later explorations of her own family history. \nRead a new blog profile of Rina Benmayor\, including musical samples of Sephardic ballads\, plus links to oral histories of Seattle’s Sephardic community!\nRina Benmayor is Professor of oral history\, literature\, and Latina/o studies at California State University Monterey Bay. She has a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Romance Languages and Literatures with an emphasis in Spanish literature.  She has taught at Stanford\, Hunter College (CUNY)\, and is founding faculty at CSU Monterey Bay. At CSUMB\, she teaches oral history\, digital life storytelling\, and narrative literature\, and directs an oral history archive.  Her first book was a collection of Judeo-Spanish ballads collected in Los Angeles and Seattle\, titled Romances judeo-españoles en la costa occidental de los Estados Unidos (Gredos\, 1979). Later books include Migration and Identity (OUP 1994)\, Latino Cultural Citizenship (Beacon\, 1997)\, Telling to Live: Latina Feminist Testimonios (Duke 2001). She has served as president of the Oral History Association (2010-11)\, and the International Oral History Association (2004-06).  She is currently directing a multi-year oral history project on Salinas Chinatown\, funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities and Cal Humanities\, and is writing a family memoir based on genealogical research in the United States and ancestral Sephardic communities in northern Greece. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Tickets may be reserved here: \n \nEvent management for ‘Cántame una cantiga/Sing me a song’: Collecting Sephardic Ballads in Seattle\, 1973 powered by Eventbrite\nWe thank our co-sponsors for this event: the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies and the Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/cantame-una-romansa-sephardic-ballads-in-seattle/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140306T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140306T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20140117T212911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T235612Z
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SUMMARY:"The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi"
DESCRIPTION:A new biography of Dona Gracia Nasi \n“The Woman Who Defied Kings: The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi\,” lecture by journalist Andrée Aelion Brooks at the Sam\, March 6\, 2014\, at 7 pm. Sponsored by the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies as part of the Miro exhibition at the Sam\, and co-sponsored by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and its Sephardic Studies Program. This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/brooks-lecture-on-dona-gracia-nasi/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anthony L. Geist%2C Chair of Spanish and Portuguese Studies":MAILTO:tgeist@uw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140302T135000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140302T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20140115T235318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T235312Z
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SUMMARY:Roundtable on "Ladino: Past\, Present and Future"
DESCRIPTION:Courtesy of Elezar Behar \nA roundtable discussion\, “Ladino: Past\, Present and Future\,” featuring Prof. Eliezer Papo\, Sephardic Studies Research Institute\, Ben-Gurion of the Negev University; Prof. David Bunis\, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ms. Karen Gerson Sarhon\, the Sephardic-Ottoman-Turkish Research Center in Istanbul; and Prof. Devin Naar\, University of Washington. The roundtable directly follows the Seattle Jewish Film Festival Sephardic Spotlight screening of “The Longest Journey: The Last Days of the Jews of Rhodes” (Italy\, 2012). Click here for more info about the screening. Click here for tickets to “The Longest Journey.”
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/roundtable-on-ladino-past-present-and-future/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Seattle Jewish Film Festival":MAILTO:sjff@sjcc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140302T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140302T135000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20140115T235338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T235058Z
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SUMMARY:"The Longest Journey: The Last Days of the Jews of Rhodes" at SJFF
DESCRIPTION:Seattle Jewish Film Festival Sephardic Spotlight\, co-sponsored by the Sephardic Studies Program of the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington. This year’s spotlight film is “The Longest Journey: The Last Days of the Jews of Rhodes” (Italy\, 2012). The screening will be followed by a roundtable discussion on “Ladino: Past\, Present\, and Future.” Click here for more info about the roundtable. To purchase tickets click here. \n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/screening-of-the-longest-journey/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Seattle Jewish Film Festival":MAILTO:sjff@sjcc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20130611T211804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T230811Z
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SUMMARY:"Mixing Musics: The Sacred Songs of Istanbul Jews" with Maureen Jackson and Munir Beken
DESCRIPTION:“Mixing Musics: The Sacred Songs of Istanbul Jews”\n40th Anniversary Celebration of Jewish Music with Dr. Maureen Jackson (Cole Fellow ’08-’09) and visiting artist Dr. Münir Beken. \nThis lecture-demonstration explores the linked histories of Istanbul\, its Jewish community\, and historical musical traces of multi-religious music-making in Ottoman and Turkish society.  Author of the newly published Mixing Musics: Turkish Jewry and the Urban Landscape of a Sacred Song (Stanford University Press)\, which recently won the National Jewish Book Award\, Dr. Maureen Jackson focuses on the Jewish religious repertoire known as the Maftirim\, which developed in interaction with Ottoman court music.  Her research in Istanbul illuminates the people\, places\, and practices that shaped an Ottoman music world\, Jewish cultural life\, and continuities and ruptures experienced across the 20th and 21st centuries.  Ethnomusicologist and ud master\, Dr. Münir Beken\, will bring to life the Turkish musical forms at the heart of Dr. Jackson’s study. \nRead an interview with Dr. Maureen Jackson about her path into Sephardic musical research. \nRead a press release about Dr. Maureen Jackson’s 2013 National Jewish Book Award in Sephardic Culture. \nWe anticipate that this event will sell out. Please reserve your tickets advance here: \n\n \nOnline Ticketing for “Mixing Musics” with Maureen Jackson & Munir Beken powered by Eventbrite\n\nBiographies: \nDr. Maureen Jackson is author of Mixing Musics: Turkish Jewry and the Urban Landscape of a Sacred Song (Stanford University Press\, 2013) based on her ethnographic and archival research in Istanbul.  She received the Sabancı International Research Award 2nd Prize in 2008 as well as grants from the Fulbright Foundation\, National Endowment for the Humanities\, and Turkish Cultural Foundation.  In 2008-09 she was the Hazel D. Cole Fellow at UW Stroum Jewish Studies\, and later served as ACLS New Faculty Fellow at Carleton College and Harry Starr Fellow at Harvard University.  Dr. Jackson is currently working on her second book based on research in the Mediterranean port city of Izmir\, Turkey. \nDr. Münir Beken is a composer\, ethnomusicologist\, and virtuoso ud player who has performed in venues across the United States\, Europe\, and Turkey\, and was one of the founding members of the State Turkish Music Ensemble.  A faculty member of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Department\, he teaches world music theory\, music of the Middle East and Central Asia\, and composition.  His original compositions have been premiered in New York and Istanbul\, and he has won awards for film music and scored television documentaries both nationally and internationally. \n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/a-night-of-music-with-maureen-jackson-and-munir-beken/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140209T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20140115T235444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T231113Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening & Panel Discussion of "The Visionary: The Life of Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Hai Uziel"
DESCRIPTION:“The Visionary: The Life of Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Hai Uziel” Seattle premiere of Israeli film about the first Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel followed by a panel discussion by Prof. Zvi Zohar\, Bar Ilan University; Rabbi Daniel Bouskila\, Sephardic Educational Center of Los Angeles; and Prof. Devin Naar\, University of Washington. Moderated by Neil Sheff\, Sephardic Educational Center.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/film-screening-of-the-visionary/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Daniel Alhadeff":MAILTO:Daniel.Alhadeff@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20131119T062725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170901T002700Z
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SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL LADINO DAY
DESCRIPTION:The first ever International Ladino Day will be celebrated in Seattle with a program at UW Hillel on Thursday\, December 5\, 2013 at 7 pm. The event is hosted by the Sephardic Studies Program of the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies in collaboration with our local Sephardic community.  \nThis celebration of the Ladino language and Sephardic culture in Seattle and across the world will include poetry readings\, the singing of Ladino songs\, and a brief presentation of the history of Seattle’s Sephardic community. Presenters include community members\, UW undergraduate and graduate students\, and UW faculty. Kosher reception to follow. \nFree and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Congregation Ezra Bessaroth\, Sephardic Bikur Holim\, and the Sephardic Brotherhood. \nSeating is limited. Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-ladino-day-tickets-8881224983 \nBackground on International Ladino Day: \nThe National Authority for Ladino in Jerusalem\, established in 1997 under the direction of the Fifth President of Israel\, a native Ladino-speaker named Yitzchak Navon\, proclaimed December 5th\, 2013 to be the first International Ladino Day throughout the world. It provides an opportunity for Sephardic Jews and their communities\, cities\, states\, and countries to celebrate the Ladino language and culture around the globe. In Israel\, throughout Europe\, in cities in South America including Buenos Aires and Sao Paolo\, as well as in the United States\, in New York\, Dallas\, Los Angeles as well as Seattle\, the Day will be celebrated far and wide.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/international-ladino-day/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131020T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
CREATED:20130904T193058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170901T002408Z
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SUMMARY:The Sephardim of Turkey: Photo Exhibit and Lecture at Turkfest
DESCRIPTION:Join Turkfest 2013 for an exhibit and lecture by renowned documentary photographer Laurence Salzmann. On Sunday\, October 20th at 2:00 pm\, Laurence Salzmann will discuss “500 Years of Sephardic History: Turkey’s Jews Revisited\,” his photo exhibit that is on display at Turkfest 2013. The discussion with Mr. Salzmann will take place at the Turkfest Main Stage. \nClick here for more information about Laurence Salzmann. \nClick here for more information about Turkfest 2013. \nCo-sponsored by the Stroum Jewish Studies Program and the  Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington. \nTurkish Bat Mitzvah Ceremony\, from Laurence Salzmann’s photo exhibit on the Sephardic Jews of Turkey.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/the-sephardim-of-turkey-photo-exhibit-at-turkfest/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131015T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
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SUMMARY:Turkey's Jews Revisited - Exhibit Opening & Lecture by Photographer Laurence Salzmann
DESCRIPTION:Turkey’s Jews Revisited: A look back (1984-2012).\nPhotographs by Laurence Salzmann \nOpening reception and lecture by Laurence Salzmann: Tuesday\, October 15th\, 2013 at 6:30pm \n\n \nEvent management for Turkey’s Jews Revisited Exhibit Opening Lecture and Reception powered by Eventbrite\n\nSponsored by the University of Washington Stroum Jewish Studies Program’s Sephardic Studies Initiative & the Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington\, and Hillel UW \nAbout the artist: \nLaurence Salzmann is a native of Philadelphia who has worked as a photographer/ filmmaker since the early 1960’s. His projects document the lives of little known groups in America and abroad. He looks at the lives of people ranging from occupants of single room occupancy hotels in New York City to transhumant shepherds in Transylvania\, residents of a Mexican village\, and Philadelphia Mummers. His photographic study of a nearly extinct Jewish community in Romania was published as The Last Jews of Radauti by Dial/Doubleday in 1983\, with text by Ayse Gürsan-Salzmann. His most recent work in Cuba is soon to be published in book form by Blue Flower Press under the title: La Lucha/The Struggle. \nSalzmann’s photographic method is deeply informed by his background in anthropology and involves long term participation in and observation of groups or events. His work illustrates how lives and events are shaped by the environments and conditions in which people live.  More on Salzmann and this exhibit at his website: https://www.laurencesalzmann.com  A preview of the exhibit can be viewed here. \nExhibit venue:\nHillel UW 4745 17th Avenue NE Seattle\, WA 98105\nwww.hilleluw.org\nHours: 9am-5pm M-Th; 9am-4pm F.\n206-527-1997
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/laurence-salzmann-sephardim-of-turkey-photos-2/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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SUMMARY:Ladino/Judezmo as a Jewish Language - Lecture by Prof. David Bunis
DESCRIPTION:Prof. David M. Bunis is a world-famous expert on Ladino and Jewish languages at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He will be spending the 2013-14 academic year at the UW as a Schusterman Visiting Israeli Professor of Israel Studies\, a position supported by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE)\, the Samis Foundation\, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at UW. \nPlease join the Stroum Jewish Studies Program and its Sephardic Studies Initiative in welcoming Prof. Bunis to Seattle. This special gathering will take place on October 9th at UW Hillel from 6:00-8:00 pm. Prof. Bunis will give a talk entitled\, “Ladino/Judezmo as a Jewish Language.” The Ladino language\, also known as Judezmo and Judeo-Spanish\, was born in medieval Spain and matured in the Ottoman Empire and North Africa. So what’s Jewish about it? The lecture will focus on those of its features unique to its Sephardic Jewish speakers\, and on those shared with Yiddish and other Jewish languages. \nThere will be a kosher reception following the event. \nClick here to read a short profile about Prof. Bunis\, including info about the exciting courses he will be teaching at the UW for 2013-14. \nThis event is open to the community\, but advance registration is appreciated. Please register below: \n\n \nOnline Ticketing for Welcome David Bunis to UW! powered by Eventbrite\n\n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/welcome-david-bunis-to-uw/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130430T170000
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SUMMARY:Symposium on Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field
DESCRIPTION:Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field\nApril 28–30\, 2013\nUniversity of Washington\nSeattle\, Washington \nLaurette Cohen (front row\, far right) poses for a class portrait with with her students at an Alliance Israélite Universelle school in Morocco\, 1935. US Holocaust Memorial Museum\, courtesy of Mathilde Tagger \nCo-organized through the Sephardic Studies Initiative of the University of Washington’s Samuel & Althea Stroum Jewish Studies Program and the Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies\, this symposium explores the unique history of Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust. \nAlthough extensive research has been conducted on the Holocaust in recent decades\, the experience of Sephardic Jews on the periphery of occupied Europe\, along the Mediterranean\, and in Vichy-controlled colonies in North Africa has remained relatively unexplored. Understanding the Sephardic experience during the Holocaust forces us to refine our assumptions about its scope and the qualitative differences in the persecution\, destruction\, resistance\, and survival of varied Jewish communities under occupation. \nClick here to access the Symposium Homepage\, which includes Eventbrite links to register for all sessions. Symposium sessions are open to the public\, but due to limited seating\, advance registration is requested.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: The Keynote Address on April 28th and the Day Sessions on April 29th – 30th each require separate registration.\n\n\nClick here to access the Symposium Schedule for the Day Sessions on April 29th and 30th.\n\nClick here to access abstracts for all conference presentations.\n\nAdditional Details:\nKeynote Address: “Sephardim\, Memory\, and the Holocaust”\nDr. Aron Rodrigue\nCharles Michael Professor in Jewish History and Culture; Director and Anthony P. Meier Family Professor in the Humanities\, Stanford Humanities Center\, Stanford University\nSunday\, April 28\, 7:30 p.m.\nUniversity of Washington\nKane Hall\, Room 220\n1410 Northeast Campus Parkway\nSeattle\, Washington \nDay Sessions: These will take place in the University of Washington Allen Library Petersen Room\, #485. Click here to RSVP. \n  \nAdditional support for this symposium has been provided by the Hanauer Outreach Fund of the University of Washington’s Department of History.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/symposium-on-sephardic-jewry-and-the-holocaust-the-future-of-the-field/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130428T193000
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SUMMARY:Keynote Address by Dr. Aron Rodrigue: Sephardim\, Memory & the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field is a three-day symposium exploring the unique history of Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust. Co-organized through the Sephardic Studies Initiative of the University of Washington’s Samuel & Althea Stroum Jewish Studies Program and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies\, this is the first-ever academic gathering devoted to this topic. \nAlthough extensive research has been conducted on the Holocaust in recent decades\, the experience of Sephardic Jews on the periphery of occupied Europe\, along the Mediterranean\, and in Vichy-controlled colonies in North Africa has remained relatively unexplored. Understanding the Sephardic experience during the Holocaust forces us to refine our assumptions about its scope and the qualitative differences in the persecution\, destruction\, resistance\, and survival of varied Jewish communities under occupation. \nThe symposium begins on Sunday\, April 28th at 7:30 p.m. with a special Keynote Address by Dr. Aron Rodrigue\, Charles Michael Professor in Jewish History and Culture\, and Director and Anthony P. Meier Family Professor in the Humanities\, Stanford Humanities Center\, Stanford University. The topic of the address will be “Sephardim\, Memory\, & the Holocaust.” \nCLICK HERE to RSVP for the Keynote Address on April 28th. Advance registration is greatly appreciated. \nFor more information about the Symposium\, include links to the full schedule of the Symposium Day Sessions\, please visit https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/holocaustsymposium/.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/sephardic-jewry-and-the-holocaust-the-future-of-the-field/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130328T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130328T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T090448
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SUMMARY:Lecture by Andree Aelion Brooks: The Incredible Life of Dona Gracia Nasi
DESCRIPTION:Noted author\, journalist\, and lecturer Andree Aelion Brooks will discuss the life of a Renaissance Jewish woman named Dona Gracia Nasi. Event is free and open to the public. \nSponsored by the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at UW\, with the generous assistance of Congregation Ezra Bessaroth\, the Honorary Consulate of Spain\, the Instituto Cervantes Seattle\, and the Stroum Jewish Studies Program.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/lecture-by-andree-aelion-brooks-the-incredible-life-of-dona-gracia-nasi/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130314T210000
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SUMMARY:New Voices in World Jewish Music: Guy Mendilow Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:New Voice in World Jewish Music: A Concert with Guy Mendilow Ensemble \nMarch 14\, 2013 \n6:30pm doors\, 7:30pm show. All ages\, mostly seated show \nThe Fremont Abbey Arts Center\n4272 Fremont Ave N.\, Seattle\, WA \nTickets: $10 students\, $12 general\, $15 at the door \nPurchase tickets for advance discount here. \n  \n \nStarting in ancient Spain and winding through Sarajevo\, Salonica and Jerusalem\, the award winning Guy Mendilow Ensemble breathes new life into centuries-old Sephardi songs.  Epic tales of sailors and love lost to the seas\, fantastic dreams and the intrigue of kings and queens abound in arrangements that crackle with rich musical storytelling.  A citizen of Israel\, Great Britain and the United States\, Guy has lived and performed in South Africa\, Israel\, Taiwan\, Canada\, Mexico\, Brazil and the United States. More on the Guy and his ensemble here: https://www.guymendilow.com
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/new-voices-in-world-jewish-music-guy-mendilow-ensemble/
CATEGORIES:Sephardic Studies
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