Sephardic Studies
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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Turkey’s Jews Revisited – Exhibit Opening & Lecture by Photographer Laurence Salzmann
A look back (1984-2012). Photographs by Laurence Salzmann
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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
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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.
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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
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“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.
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“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
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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
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“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
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Cántame una romansa: Memory, Family History, and Sephardic Ballads in Seattle
Dr. Rina Benmayor, Professor of Oral History, Latina/o Studies, & Literature In 1973, Rina Benmayor came to Seattle to record Judeo-Spanish ballads
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40th Anniversary Gala
Thomson 317, UW Campus 2023 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesBe there as UW Jewish Studies celebrates four decades of innovation and excellence at the University of Washington!