Sephardic
The spinach frittata that connects me to my Sephardic grandmother
The frittata, which appears in my book “The Poetry of Secrets,” is a family favorite—a recipe passed down from my Sephardic grandmother.
The Inquisition decimated Sephardic Jewry. We still haven’t internalized its lessons
On a recent warm night in Madrid, a young woman shared that she had travelled over 3,000 miles, leaving her husband and two young children in Montreal, to claim Spanish citizenship.
Why only Yiddish and Ladino? Oxford wants to teach you Judeo-Tat and Karaim
The elite British university is offering online classes in nearly a dozen rare Jewish languages to students and non-students alike.
How macaroons became a must for Passover — even if no one likes them
Why do we keep buying them? Tradition!
Reigniting charoses traditions
Jews are a variety pack. These years, we recognize and treasure our diversity more and more.
Danielle Renov’s new cookbook celebrates Sephardic and Askenazic food—just not raisins
There are 86 things Jerusalem-based, Long Island-born food blogger Danielle Renov wants you to know about her new kosher cookbook, “Peas Love & Carrots” — and about cooking in general. She lists them across two pages right up front, and like the book itself the list is highly practical and deeply personal — a combination Cooking 101 and Intro to the Author.
Discovering Louisa May Alcott’s Jewish history on Portuguese tour
Louisa May Alcott, author of ‘Little Women,’ had dark features that some attributed to her Jewish ancestry.
Portugal Approves 10,000 Citizenship Requests From Descendants Of Expelled Jews
A total of 33,000 applications based on the country’s Jewish law of return have been received since 2015.
Only 5 Jews Are Left In Cairo Following The Death Of Jewish Matriarch
Haroun is the mother of the current president of Cairo’s Jewish community.
Why Do So Many Sephardic Jews Have Christian Lastnames?
Forced exile, forced conversion, assimilation and Jewish resurgence all had a big impact on Sephardic Jewish surnames.