Sephardic
Musician Lily Henley, right, performs. (Photo courtesy of Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society)
December 5, 2025, 11:01 am
Fiddler Lily Henley brings Ladino music and storytelling to Pittsburgh
Along with drawing listeners in through stories and song, Lily Henley hopes attendees 'learn something about this endangered language and culture that they didn't know before'
By Adam Reinherz
An old photograph and letter. (Photo by Pixabay via Pexels)
March 13, 2025, 4:08 pm
UCLA professor will discuss book about Sephardic family history at Pitt
'I really like writing books where historical human dramas are the center of attention, and that is something I continue to pursue'
By Adam Reinherz
The Shem Tov Bible, Soria (Castile), 1312. (Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama/Sotheby's via JNS)
September 15, 2024, 9:49 am
14th-century Hebrew Bible sells for $6.7m at auction
“A tour de force of biblical and kabbalistic scholarship and a precious witness to the medieval tradition of Sephardic book art.”
By JNS
The Bikur Holim Synagogue is one of the few still functioning in Izmir. (Photo by David I. Klein)
January 5, 2023, 1:23 pm
A Turkish festival revives a jewel of the Sephardic world, aims to break stereotypes
“From the 17th century, Izmir was a center for Sephardic Jewry. We can’t recreate that, but we cannot forget that either.”
By David I. Klein
Julianna Asunction and Ariella Levy help with Ignite distribution. Photo courtesy of Hillel JUC
February 26, 2021, 4:53 pm
Sephardic Jewry celebrated at Hillel JUC’s annual summit
Deluxe dinner, Havdalah and cooking demonstration broaden students' cultural awareness
By Adam Reinherz
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