Tag Archives: New York

‘Not All American Jews Are Ashkenazi’

Mijal Bitton at the American Jewish Historical Society library / JW Mijal (pronounced Michal) Bitton is a doctoral candidate at New York University, where she studies the experience of contemporary Sephardic communities in the United States. She is a doctoral fellow and faculty member at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North …

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New York: THE NEW YORK SEPHARDIC JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016

  THE NEW YORK SEPHARDIC JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016 The epic NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival is coming back for its 19th edition from March 10th to 17th at the American Sephardi Federation located at: The Center for Jewish History in New York. 15 West 16th Street New York NY …

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The first synagogue in the U.S. is consecrated in New York City

Landmark plaques of Congregation Shearith Israel. / Photo by David Shankbone / Wikicom...

Shearith Israel was founded in lower Manhattan more than a century before American independence, and it still exists today. On April 8, 1730, Congregation Shearith Israel, in New York, America’s first synagogue, consecrated its home, the first structure custom-built for a Jewish house of worship in the country. The small …

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Sephardic Immigration to de United States

Settlement by the Sephardic Jews began in the North East region of the United States during the colonial period. The retaking of Brazil by the Portuguese, the poverty afflicting the Sephardic community of Holland and England, and the trading opportunities afforded by the colonies in North America encouraged the settlement …

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York music scholar wins Library of Congress fellowship

Over the next four months, ethnomusicologist Judith R. Cohen will spend her days in Washington, DC’s Library of Congress poring over the 1952 diaries of Alan Lomax, the legendary field collector of folk music in the 20th century. For the past 10 years, Cohen, a York lecturer and performer who …

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Brunch/program "Jewish Arts and Creativity"

The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals invites you to a brunch/program, Jewish Arts and Creativity, Sunday February 13, 2011, 9:45 am to Noon, at Congregation Shearith Israel, 8 West 70th Street, NYC. Advance Reservations Required by February 10: info@jewishideas.org; 212 724 4145. Please make a contribution of your choice …

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Looking Back: Jewish Life in Morocco

An exhibition entitled: «Looking Back: Jewish Life in Morocco,» will have its Opening Program and Reception on October 14, 2010 at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. Produced by the American Sephardi Federation, the exhibition will focus on the history of the Jewish people and Jewish life, …

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Nueva antología resalta identidad hispana de EEUU

CLAUDIA TORRENS Venden perros calientes en las esquinas. Cargan con andamios en puestos de construcción. Están tras el mostrador de los negocios familiares.   Muchos creen que acaban de llegar dejando atrás la pobreza en México, Ecuador o El Salvador, pero no saben que los hispanos forman parte de la …

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