Comments on: Hanukkah Alegre!

By: Julie Larido

Julie Larido — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:04:57 +0000

A friend sent me this. I am also Sephardic and so is my husband, and we are both fluent in Ladino. I really would love to attend, however I live in NYC. If anyone from NY is interested in starting vijita Al had in NYC, it would be wonderful. I was born in Thesaloniki, Greece, and we grew up with Ladino in Greece as well as in the United States.

Saludos,
Julie Larido

By: for rent

for rent — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:19:38 +0000

Many landlords will want to verify your references. Phone forward to alert potential references, together with your former landlord, that they may obtain a call. Collect some information to present to landlords/leasing brokers ? they’ll probably ask for it, anyway. This should embody a credit score check, a resume and pay stubs or tax returns.

By: Eugene Fais

Eugene Fais — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:58:43 +0000

Adieu, Beautiful Sephardic/Ladino heritage! Is there a group in NY City…would love to get together and talk!

By: Ralph Tarica

Ralph Tarica — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:51:35 +0000

The members of the Vijitas de Alhad Sephardic Group were touched by all the interest expressed in our group in repsonse to this podcast. Anyone interested in having more information can contact one of the members, Ralph Tarica: raltarica at verizon dot net.

By: Odette Sarfati Levi Port

Odette Sarfati Levi Port — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:38:41 +0000

I live in Punta Gorda Fl. I was born in Athens, Greece My mother was from Kavalla and father from Athens. Grandmother from Ismir, Turkey. I had enough Ladino in my ear as a child to help me learn Spanish easily. I still make some of the dishes and drink Turkish coffee every morning. I would love to receive e-mails from you. I try to educate my present Jewish community about the Sephardim. I wish I could participate in the vijitas Al Had.

By: Stella Tarica Gordon

Stella Tarica Gordon — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:25:11 +0000

I loved this article! I am from the Atlanta Sephardic community, and alas, the language has already been lost with me, although I do make borekas and cook Sephardic food for my family. (Hi Uncle Ralph and cousin David Tarica!)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:07:06 +0000

Please, please do post information on how other Ladino-speakers in the area can participate!
My mother’s parents were Turkish and Bulgarian and Ladino was spoken throughout my childhood. Now that the older generation has passed she has no one to share the language with: I know she would LOVE to participate!
We still make & love bumuelos, burekas, yaprakas, bizcuchos…Would love to find out how to connect mom…

By: esther behar slubski

esther behar slubski — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:56:23 +0000

Anybody in Long Island?!

By: Matilda "Pat" Franco Glickman

Matilda "Pat" Franco Glickman — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:30:11 +0000

I live in Irvine, Ca., born in Atlanta Georgia. My cousins in Montgomery are Corine & Joe Capelouto, Joe & Charllotte Mussafer, Maurice & Peggy. I am 100% Sephardic and love everything about with it. I would love to meet other Sephardics in Irvine or Orange County. I cook both Sephardic and Ashkenazi foods. We learned to speak Ladino while listening to our parents, Juana & Victor Franco and our Grandfathers, Chilibon Franco and Joseph Avzaradel. Thamk you so much for this fine article. Matilda “Pat” Glickman

By: Sol Menashe

Sol Menashe — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:51:29 +0000

I am 100% Sephardic, born in Rhodes and maintain traditional cooking. I recently published a cookbook on CD with 150 traditional reipes from appetizers to sweet treats available from my website http://www.menasheconsulting.com (all funds raised go to maintaining the Rhodes Synagogue. Ladino ws spoken at home and is far from dead. I refer you to a great web site http://www.rodas.com.ar published in Buenos Aries.

By: Leslie Cohen

Leslie Cohen — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:50:32 +0000

Hi, Peggy and Mo! —
I’m also from Montgomery, half Sephardic (Island of Rhodes) and half Ashkenazi. Sadly, our dad, whose first language was Ladino, only spoke it with his cousins and immediate family, and not while raising us! But we still make the burekas, boyas, pastellis, burmelos… It’s wonderful that this group exists — perhaps it will spread to other cities.

By: peggy and Mo Mussafer

peggy and Mo Mussafer — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:55:03 +0000

how wonderful to receive the email, my husband and I are both of Separdic back ground and very proud of our heritage………….my husband’s family spoke Ladino in the family………….we live in Montgomery,Alabama, unfortunately our children never learned the language. We do continue the cooking.

By: Saul Cohen

Saul Cohen — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:27:25 +0000

I am 100% Sephardic with a Father who was from Istanbul and a Mother from Bulgaria. Ladino became the secret language in the house for adults only and I am sad to say I was never taught it but learned how to recognize words that would effect me as a child in the family. Please let me know how I might participate in the group. I am prepared to take a day trip to your area to participate.

By: Lois

Lois — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:42:04 +0000

I found this very interesting. My familiarity with Ladino has come through singing. Some of my favorite pieces are sung in Ladino, such as Ocho Candelikus and Buena Semana.

By: Millie Lander

Millie Lander — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:32:22 +0000

Yes Burton, there is a Ladino-English dictionary! “Ladino-English/English-Ladino Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary,” by Dr. Elli Kohen and Dahlia Kohen-Gordon, Hippocrene Concise Dictionary series, available from Amazon.com, $19.95.
Hanukkah Alegre!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:52:52 +0000

Very Good. Anyway on you tube there are many lessons of ladino. I am not jew but, loving spanish language a lot, I like also ladino songs like mix of arabic-spanish songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3FkNDqawoY&feature=related

By: Arlene Yordan

Arlene Yordan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:58:53 +0000

I’m also Sephardic though I never learned ladino, my grandma spoke it. I’m happy for all of you. Happy Channukah!!!

By: Geri Posner

Geri Posner — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:25:43 +0000

I am very interested in learning ladino
if for no other reason than to rescusitate
a dying language. Also I am Jewish and
though not Sephardic I am fluent in Spanish.

By: Burton Paikoff

Burton Paikoff — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:50:59 +0000

Being brought up in mostly Ashkenazi Brooklyn and hearing nothing but Yidish and broken English,it wasn’t till later in Life that I learned about the Ladino language. Is there a sight where one can find a Ladino-English Dictionary. If not I hope some one would Publish one. It would be a shame if it would die out the same as Yidish almost did.

Being Jewish we are always interested in all our Ancestors.

Thank you for this Enlightenment.

Burt Paikoff

By: Bella

Bella — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:45:46 +0000

Please contact me at ctcineart@gmail.com

Thank you!

By: Bella

Bella — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:42:39 +0000

This is fantastic! I am part sephardic and in the DC area…can anyone put me in touch with this group? I am from Argentina and speak Castellano and have been trying to find ways to learn Ladino!

Any help would be appreciated!

By: Sarita

Sarita — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:30:21 +0000

How about a soul food version? (Story has a great quote from Rabbi Susan Silverman.)

“Inject a little soul into your Hanukkah latkes” – Nashua Telegraph

http://feastnh.com/articles/471606-236/inject-a-little-soul-into-your-hanukkah.html