For some Sephardic Jews today, holidays provide a rare opportunity to hear the now-endangered Judeo-Spanish language.
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Claims about Columbus being Sephardic have bubbled up for decades. Early in the 20th century, some immigrant groups hoped proving ties to him would improve their own social standing.
Even as Germany’s defeat loomed, the Nazis deported nearly 1,700 Jews of the Ladino-speaking community of Rhodes to concentration camps.
Most ideas about Jewish culture in the United States come from Ashkenazi traditions, but there’s a vast landscape of Jewish cultures around the world – and represented in the US.
Jewish communities still use liturgical poems written by the French rabbi known for having taught in York in the 12th century.
The Ottoman empire once stretched from Vienna to Cairo, an expert explains its power.
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Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies and Chair of the Sephardic Studies Program, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Fellow in History, University of York
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Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London/ Lecturer in Modern History, City St George's, University of London
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Co-Director of the Centre for Pilgrimage Studies, University of York
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Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, Binghamton University, State University of New York