Sephardic Studies

Name: STUDENT EVENT | Teaching computers to read Ladino, a heritage language of Sephardic Jews
Start: 2020-11-12T15:00:00-08:00
End: 2020-11-12T16:00:00-08:00
Location: RSVP for Zoom link

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November 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:00 pm PST - 8:30 pm PST

JewDUB Talks Premiere!

One room. Four talks. Endless possibilities.
March 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 3:00 pm PDT - 5:00 pm PDT

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
April 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013, 7:30 pm PDT - 8:30 pm PDT

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
Sunday, April 28, 2013, 7:30 pm PDT - Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 5:00 pm PDT

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)
October 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 6:00 pm PDT - 8:00 pm PDT

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
December 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013, 7:00 pm PST - 9:00 pm PST

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.
February 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014, 7:00 pm PST - 9:00 pm PST

“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.
April 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014, 7:30 pm PDT - 9:30 pm PDT

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
November 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015, 7:30 pm PST - 9:00 pm PST

Baladino in Concert at SJCC

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
December 2019
Featured Thursday, December 5, 2019, 7:00 pm PST - 9:00 pm PST

Ladino Day 2019: Exploring Sephardic Life Cycle Customs

HUB 160: Lyceum 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, United States

The 7th annual International Ladino Day will highlight Sephardic life cycle customs from the Ottoman Empire to the Pacific Northwest.
February 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 7:00 pm PST - 8:30 pm PST

2/4 TALK | “Family Papers” Book Talk with Sarah Abrevaya Stein

The Seattle Public Library Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104 The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104, Seattle, WA, United States

Join the Sephardic Studies Program and the Seattle Public Library for a conversation with Dr. Devin E. Naar and Dr. Sarah Abrevaya Stein about her new book, "Family Papers."
November 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020, 3:00 pm PST - 4:00 pm PST

STUDENT EVENT | Teaching computers to read Ladino, a heritage language of Sephardic Jews

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How 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.