Tag Archives: Kosovo

Entrevista a Marc Casals, autor de La Piedra Permanece

El escritor Marc Casals. Girona, diciembre 2021. /Carles Palacio

  “Cada vez queda menos del mundo sefardí que un día tuvo Sarajevo, apenas quedan hablantes de ladino” “Las consecuencias del Holocausto para la comunidad judía de Bosnia fueron devastadoras y luego, durante la segunda Yugoslavia, hubo un goteo migratorio hacia Israel y Occidente y casi todos los judíos se …

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From the Travel Diary of Sephardic Heritage Explorers

Did you know that Sephardic Jews have a long and rich history in the Balkan countries, such as Greece, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Bosnia? This past summer a group of 21 Sephardic Jews from the New York area, eager to learn more about their roots, embarked on an exciting trip …

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Prishtina Ethnological Museum, Kosovo

Prishtina got its ethnological museum only in 2006. Originally the home of the local nobleman Emin Gjiku, the home was turned into a biology museum when the family was expelled from Kosovo in the 1950’s. The museum – a complex that includes two houses and two supporting buildings – is …

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