Sephardic Studies
JewDUB Talks Premiere!
One room. Four talks. Endless possibilities.
New Voices in World Jewish Music: Sarah Aroeste
Sarah Aroeste, inspired by her family's Sephardic roots in Greece and Macedonia, has spent the last 10 years bringing her contemporary style of original and traditional Ladino music to audiences around the world.
New Voices in World Jewish Music: Galeet Dardashti
As the granddaughter of Yona Dardashti, the most renowned singer of Persian classical music in Iran in his day, and daughter of highly esteemed cantor Farid Dardashti, Middle Eastern vocalist and composer Galeet Dardashti is the first woman in her family to continue her family tradition of distinguished Persian and Jewish musicianship.
Discovering Seattle’s Sephardic Treasures
Temple De Hirsch Sinai Libraries presents Discovering Seattle's Sephardic Treasures. Professor Devin Naar will offer a glimpse into Seattle's Sephardic heritage
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