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  • Partial title page of El bukyeto de romansas. Light brown page with black Hebrew type and a black spine. Text is a geometric border around it and some decorative line breaks.

In this summer’s Ladino class, students translate historic Sephardic songs into English for the first time

Read a Ladino song in three formats: the original Ladino, a transliteration, and a translation, developed by students in the summer 2020 Ladino Language and Culture course.

By Makena Mezistrano|2020-12-30T12:45:06-08:00July 20th, 2020|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Ladino, Ladino Resources, Sephardic Music|0 Comments
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“Ladino” or not “Ladino”?

When it comes to the Ladino Day controversy, David M. Bunis says we should consider the history of how Jews refer to their own languages.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-08-25T15:56:12-07:00April 18th, 2020|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Hebrew, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Ladino Day 2013, Ladino Resources, Sephardic Studies|8 Comments
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  • A pen-and-ink drawing of a tree branch on aged paper extends downwards next to bold text reading "New Directions, Old Roots"

Exploring Ladino’s past, present, and future at the ucLADINO Symposium

The Ladino language is a fusion of old and new. Graduate Fellow Molly FitzMorris reports back on a UCLA conference that explored just this idea.

By Molly FitzMorris|2020-06-17T17:18:55-07:00June 5th, 2018|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Graduate Student Writing, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Ladino Reflections, Molly FitzMorris, Sephardic Studies, Student Writing|3 Comments
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Taryn Harris links to Seattle’s Sephardic history

Junior Taryn Harris is making history: she just published an article about Seattle's Sephardic community for Historylink.org.

By Hannah Pressman|2017-09-04T22:42:18-07:00April 29th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: David Bunis, Devin Naar, History, Ladino, Seattle Jewish community, Sephardic Studies|0 Comments
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Why I’m Teaching a New Generation to Read and Write Ladino

Writing Ladino in Hebrew letters is a rare art form--one that Prof. David Bunis is passionate about teaching to his students.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-06-17T17:11:42-07:00February 23rd, 2014|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Devin Naar, Education, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Ladino Reflections, Ottoman Empire, Sephardic Studies|10 Comments
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  • Ladino Day

An Evening of Everything Ladino on Dec. 5th

Sephardic Studies and Jewish Studies are hosting Seattle's special celebration of Ladino language and culture.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2017-09-04T22:42:27-07:00November 2nd, 2013|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Devin Naar, Ladino, Noam Pianko, Seattle Jewish community, Sephardic Studies|0 Comments
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  • Laurence Salzmann discussed his photography of the Jews of Turkey in an event at Hillel UW sponsored by the Stroum Jewish Studies Program.

Read all about it: Jews of Turkey Photo Exhibit

"Turkey's Jews Revisited" was the second event in a strong lineup for Sephardic Studies programming this year.

By Hannah Pressman|2017-09-04T22:42:28-07:00October 17th, 2013|Categories: Arts & Culture|Tags: David Bunis, Ladino, Sephardic Studies|0 Comments
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  • Soletreo is the cursive script of Ladino, or Judezmo, the Judeo-Spanish spoken by Sephardic Jews.

Speaking Jewish: Thoughts on Ladino, Judezmo, & Identity

How (and why) do languages mark Jewish identity? Hannah Pressman's piece was inspired by Prof. David Bunis' recent talk.

By Hannah Pressman|2020-06-17T17:10:06-07:00October 16th, 2013|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Devin Naar, Jewish Identity, Ladino, Ladino Reflections, Sephardic Studies, Yiddish|8 Comments
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