In this episode, we explore the depths of Ladino insults and dirty words. Host Cynthia Flash Hemphill interviews community members Ethan Marcus, Susan Amira Weinstein, the Angel sisters - Esther, Louise and Sylvia, singer Sarah Aroeste, and Prof. Devin Naar, who all enthusiastically discuss the more colorful aspects of the Ladino language.
Show notes:
• La Boz Sefaradi - the Sephardic Voice Weekly E-Newsletter from the Sephardic Brotherhood of America (with featured Ladino quotes of the week and Djoha stories in both Ladino and English)
https://us13.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=28fd9d2d3fb7963ebe93399ff&id=c7552911ad
• Free 12 part Ladino 101 course - http://www.sephardicbrotherhood.com/ladino101
• Past online classes on Sephardic history, Ladino language courses, Sephardic cooking, Torah, culture, etc through our Sephardic Digital Academy - YouTube.com/sephardicbrotherhood
• Manuel of Judeo-Spanish -
https://www.asiatheque.com/en/book/manual-of-judeo-spanish-livre-1-cd
• Beginner’s Guide to Ladino (good starting point for people who also want to learn on their own) -
https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Ladino-Online-Audio-Hippocrene/dp/0781813727
• Sarah Aroeste's website: https://saraharoeste.com
• Prof. Devin Naar's website: https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/portfolio/devin-naar
In this episode, guest podcaster Hannah Pressman speaks to community elder Al S. Maimon, aka "Little Al," about the use of refranes in a religious context. Together, they explore the book, "The Beauty of Sephardic Life," a collection of teachings by Seattle hazan, Sam Bension Maimon. This episode also includes interviews Yossi Azose, Louise Angel Kiss, and chanting by Hazan Isaac Azose.
Show notes:
1. On Sephardic immigration to America: https://www.historylink.org/file/10778
2. Hazan Isaac Azose collection of siddurim: https://isaacazose.com/books
Seattle’s vibrant Sephardic Jewish community is recognized around the world. One of its hallmarks is the Ladino language, which at one time was spoken by more than 500,000 Jews. But time has taken its toll on this language, which originated in Spain and spread through the diaspora after the Jews were expelled in 1492. The last generation to speak Ladino at home was born before the 1940s. As native Ladino speakers age, this podcast series is designed to research and preserve the special Ladino “refranes” so that they live on forever. These poetic folk sayings are used in casual conversation to offer explanations, similar to English idioms or proverbs. Please listen, learn, and enjoy.
