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  • Drawing of father and son looking for bread with a candle before Passover.

From the Collection: Albert Levy’s Ladino Passover poem made an ancient Jewish ritual relevant

Read a translation of Albert Levy's poem about bedikat hamets, the Jewish ritual that involves cleaning one's home for Passover.

By Makena Mezistrano|2021-03-31T16:27:08-07:00March 14th, 2021|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Jewish Holidays, Ladino Resources, Passover, Sephardic Treasures|2 Comments
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  • Illustration of man with a hat and apron holding up a box of Goodman's matsa.

Why are these Passover ads different from all other ads?

Matsa ads from American Ladino and Yiddish newspapers compel us to reconsider Jewish food history in the United States.

By Makena Mezistrano|2021-03-15T11:34:12-07:00March 14th, 2021|Categories: Sephardic Studies|Tags: American Jewish Community, Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Passover, Sephardic Treasures, Yiddish|1 Comment
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Celebrating Hanukkah in Greece | Mosaic Magazine

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-01-11T09:28:43-08:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic News, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Holocaust, Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Religion & Ritual, Sephardic Studies|0 Comments
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Crossing the Red Sea in Ladino: A Rare Sephardic Passover Ballad

A rare Ladino ballad for the last day of Passover sung by Mr. Leo Azose a native of Mármara.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-04-30T14:43:57-07:00April 14th, 2017|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Global Judaism, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Passover, Religion & Ritual, Sephardic Studies|1 Comment
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“Who Knows One?” in Ladino: The Power of Oral Tradition at the Sephardic Passover Seder

To enrich your Passover experience, explore how Sephardic communities developed a variety of lyrics and melodies for their Ladino adaptations of the song Ehad Mi-Yodea.

By Ty Alhadeff|2020-04-14T15:04:06-07:00April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Passover, Religion & Ritual, Sephardic Studies, Ty Alhadeff|1 Comment
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Dancing and jumping or laughing and singing? Sephardic Purim songs and customs

Ty Alhadeff shares one of the many forgotten Sephardic songs for Purim.

By Ty Alhadeff|2019-03-19T16:19:32-07:00March 10th, 2017|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Purim, Religion & Ritual, Sephardic Studies, Ty Alhadeff|1 Comment
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Had Gadya in Ladino: A Sephardic Passover Tradition?

Many Sephardic Jews sing Had Gadya in Ladino at their Passover seders, but some claim the song was never part of Sephardic rituals.

By Devin Naar|2018-01-22T10:41:23-08:00April 18th, 2016|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Global Judaism, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Passover, Religion & Ritual, Sephardic Studies, Sephardic Treasures, Ty Alhadeff|5 Comments
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New Light Shed on Sephardic Sources for Hanukkah Heroes

Tales of Judith and the Megillah of Antiochus are part of lesser-known Hanukkah lore preserved in Sephardic Ladino texts.

By Ty Alhadeff|2018-12-04T12:28:45-08:00December 9th, 2015|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Religion & Ritual, Sephardic Studies, Sephardic Studies Digital Library & Museum, Ty Alhadeff|4 Comments
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