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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|2018-12-05T10:14:48+00:00June 5th, 2018|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Graduate Student Writing, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Molly FitzMorris, Sephardic Studies, Student Writing|2 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+00:00April 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|2018-04-19T11:55:28+00:00February 23rd, 2014|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Devin Naar, Education, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Ottoman Empire, Sephardic Studies|3 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|2017-09-04T22:42:22+00:00February 1st, 2014|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Hebrew, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Sephardic Studies|7 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+00:00November 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+00:00October 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|2018-01-22T10:39:39+00:00October 16th, 2013|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: David Bunis, Devin Naar, Jewish Identity, Ladino, Sephardic Studies, Yiddish|8 Comments
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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

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2017-08-31T13:29:44+00:00October 9th, 2013|Tags: David Bunis, Ladino, Sephardic Studies|Comments Off on Ladino/Judezmo as a Jewish Language – Lecture by Prof. David Bunis
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