Food is a way to maintain cherished traditions and connect to ancestors, particularly for marginalized groups. It can also be a method to adapt to a new environment. The American South has a rich Jewish history dating back to the 17th century. Port cities like…
This is my third blog
post in a series of three posts in which I discuss the theme of Sephardim in
the West Coast in the 19th-20th century. In this post, I compare and contrast
the relationship between Turkish and Rhodesli Sephardim in two cities: Seattle
and Los Angeles. In previous posts, I examined…
By Leora Singer, Former Research Intern
This is my second blog
post in a series of three posts in which I discuss the theme of Sephardim in
the West Coast in the 19th-20th century. You can see my first post here. In this post, I compare and contrast
the relationship between Ashkenazim and Sephardim in Seattle and San Francisco.
…
Biography and Author’s Purpose
I am
a New York City High School Student that completed a 5-week research internship at The Center for Jewish
History this past summer. After taking Advanced Placement Spanish in school, I
became interested in the history of Jews of Spanish descent. In addition, my
knowledge of Hebrew and Spanish…
Genie Milgrom will discuss her unparalleled work of genealogy, documenting an unbroken maternal lineage back to 1480in Pre-Inquisition Spain and Portugal. Born in Havana, Cuba, to a Roman Catholic family of Spanish ancestry, Genie wasalways interested in her family genealogy, but when she learned of…
