eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
15 November 2019
In Honor of Stella Levi, a native Ladino speaker and member of the Board of Directors of Centro Primo Levi NY, who was born on the Island of Rhodes under Italian rule. On 23 July 1944, Stella, her immediate family, and the entire Jewish community of Rhodes (1,870 people) were deported to Auschwitz. She has long been involved with the reconstruction and preservation of Sephardic and Italian Jewish life and traditions, offering her knowledge, guidance, and dedication to the Jewish Museum of Athens, the Jewish Museum of Rhodes, the Museum of Kehilah Kedoshah Janina, and the American Sephardi Federation. Stella appears in several films, including The Longest Journey by Ruggero Gabbai, The Island of Roses by Rebecca Samonà, and Redemption Blues by Peter Stastny. A flow of programs, publications, and projects have their source in her imagination and questions. Stella’s love and understanding of culture is very special. Recently pictured dancing at the Los Corassones Avlan exhibition, Stella, in her ninth decade, is an inspiration for all of us!
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