Tag Archives: Los Angeles

  Un pergamino procedente de Irán da testimonio de la persistencia de la comunidad judía LOS ÁNGELES — Habrá servicios de Shabat en Pasadena este fin de semana. Esto es mucho más sorprendente de lo que parece, teniendo en cuenta la devastación total que sufrió la comunidad hace apenas unos …

By Roberto Loiederman In 1952, on South La Brea Avenue, a restaurant called Robaire’s opened for business. It had stereotypical Parisian décor, a fantasized French atmosphere and a very French menu. But did you know the founder and owner was not French, but a Sephardic Jew who emigrated from Tunisia? …

El filólogo mallorquín Andrés Enrique dirige Once upon a time at 55th and Hoover, un documental sobre la comunidad sefardí que viajó de Rodas a Los Ángeles con su cultura de la España medieval. Los que nunca hemos estado en Los Ángeles escuchamos «Hoover, esquina con la 55» y nos …

Moskatel’s during the late 1950s. Photo courtesy of American Florists’ Exchange   On Valentine’s Day, as you exit a freeway off-ramp or drive down the streets of Los Angeles, the people you see hawking red-and-white holiday bouquets on street corners may have more in common with you than you might …

Sephardic Music Festival Noviembre 22, 2015 – 1pm to 6pm An afternoon of Cultural Foods, Music and Tradiutional Middle Eastern Bazaar Presented by LASHA Los Pasharos Sefaradis – Victoria and Ensemble – Claude Afota and Band EVENT WILL BE HELD AT Sephardic Temple Tiferet Israel 10500 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024 …

The always amazing Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival sponsored by the Sephardic Educational Center OPENING NIGHT GALA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 / 4 PM. The Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival bring the unique stories and culture of Sephardic Jewry  to the big sceen. Established in 1997 by de …

On Valentine’s Day, as you exit a freeway off-ramp or drive down the streets of Los Angeles, the people you see hawking red-and-white holiday bouquets on street corners may have more in common with you than you might ever imagine. In the early 20th century, Sephardic immigrants, many from the …

    2nd Annual ucLADINO Symposium: March 5-6, 2013 University of California, Los Angeles Co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and the Center for Jewish Studies Co-Directores ucLADINO: Bryan Kirschen y Anamaria Buzatu Featuring Keynote Speakers: LILIANA BENVENISTE (Ladino – Argentina) SOLLY LEVY (Haketia – Canada) MARCELO BENVENISTE (English …

Part I >>   The Later Santa Barbara Avenue years 1946-1959 Following World War II there were some new innovations to the community. A choir was started under the direction of the late Norma Carmona of blessed memory and Friday night services were becoming more frequent. Rabbi Tovi had died …

The Formative Years 1904-1919 As a precursor to the history of the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles, it should be noted that Sephardic Jews were in the city as early as 1853 albeit for a short time. Two of importance were Solomon Nunes Carvalho, a photographer and artist …

Rachel Amado Bortnick, directora de la sección Tarbut Ladino, y presidenta de Ladinokomunita, participó el 21 de febrero en un simposio sobre el judeo-español organizado en UCLA (Universidad de California en Los Angeles, organizado por el grupo UCLadino. El simposio llevaba por título «Judeo-spanish Comparative Studies: Literary, Linguistic and Cultural …

The «Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival» was established in 1997 by the Sephardic Educational Center (SEC) to heighten the awareness and understanding of the rich historical and cultural diversity of the Sephardic Jewish People. The Cinema Sepharad Award is presented at the Festival to individuals for outstanding achievement in …