Archive of student and staff reflections on learning Ladino at the UW and beyond.
Student Abby Massarano explains why changing her name was an important step in connecting with her Sephardic heritage.
Graduate Fellow Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano specializes in Ottoman Turkish history, but his Jewish Studies research project has led him to a rare Ladino manuscript.
Molly FitzMorris on this year's Sephardic "summer university" in Paris, and why today's Ladino speakers can say "aki estamos" ("we are here").
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.
Makena Owens worked with Prof. Devin Naar to compare two Ladino prayerbooks printed in Vienna, Austria. Her research won a Stern College prize.
Molly FitzMorris, a UW Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow, studies the Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) of two distinct speech communities: Seattle and Buenos Aires.
Students last year jumped at the chance to study Ladino with Prof. David Bunis. Ty Alhadeff reflects on his experience studying with the world expert.
Writing Ladino in Hebrew letters is a rare art form--one that Prof. David Bunis is passionate about teaching to his students.
