Sephardic Studies
Seattle Jewish Film Festival: “Once Upon a Time at 55th and Hoover”
Sephardic Echar Lashon Reception Sunday, March 3 | 1:05 pm | amC Pacific Place Andres Enrique | USA, Spain 2012 | 25m | English and
Student Workshop: Ladino Music with Guy Mendilow
Critically acclaimed Ladino musician Guy Mendilow and ensemble member Sofia Tosel will lead an interactive workshop entitled "Sailors, Sirens & Kings: Traditions and Change in Ladino Song."
New Voices in World Jewish Music: Guy Mendilow Ensemble
Starting in ancient Spain and winding through Sarajevo, Salonica and Jerusalem, the award winning Guy Mendilow Ensemble breathes new life into centuries-old Sephardi songs.
Lecture by Andree Aelion Brooks: The Incredible Life of Dona Gracia Nasi
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
Keynote Address by Dr. Aron Rodrigue: Sephardim, Memory & the Holocaust
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
Symposium on Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field
Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust: The Future of the Field April 28–30, 2013 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Laurette Cohen (front row, far right)
Ladino/Judezmo as a Jewish Language – Lecture by Prof. David Bunis
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
Turkey’s Jews Revisited – Exhibit Opening & Lecture by Photographer Laurence Salzmann
A look back (1984-2012). Photographs by Laurence Salzmann
The Sephardim of Turkey: Photo Exhibit and Lecture at Turkfest
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
INTERNATIONAL LADINO DAY
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.
Film Screening & Panel Discussion of “The Visionary: The Life of Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Hai Uziel”
"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
“Mixing Musics: The Sacred Songs of Istanbul Jews” with Maureen Jackson and Munir Beken
"Mixing Musics: The Sacred Songs of Istanbul Jews" 40th Anniversary Celebration of Jewish Music with Dr. Maureen Jackson (Cole Fellow '08-'09) and visiting artist Dr.
“The Longest Journey: The Last Days of the Jews of Rhodes” at SJFF
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
Roundtable on “Ladino: Past, Present and Future”
Courtesy of Elezar Behar A roundtable discussion, "Ladino: Past, Present and Future," featuring Prof. Eliezer Papo, Sephardic Studies Research Institute, Ben-Gurion of the
“The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi”
A new biography of Dona Gracia Nasi "The Woman Who Defied Kings: The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi," lecture by journalist