Tag Archives: Portuguese

Judeo-Spanish is de language spoken by Sepahdim, the descendant of the Jews who were expelled from the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon in 1492 and found refuge in the Ottoman  Empire. Judeo-Spanish has been in contact with several  languages. This paper focuses on the contact between Judeo-Spanish and Portuguese following …

Spanish and Portuguese Communities Return to Life Spanish officials have helped rededicate two ancient Jewish cemeteries, as Portugal kicked off a $6 million project for preserving its Jewish heritage sites. The rededication ceremonies of the Jewish cemeteries of Lucena in southern Spain, dated to the 10th century A.D., and in …

Leggere in italiano >> En el año 1992, se recordó en todo el mundo el quinto centenario de la expulsión de los Judíos de España sucedido en 1492. En esa ocasión el término Sefarad se usó en forma indebida ocultando un hecho aún más trágico: 1497. ¿Por qué en forma indebida? Porque …

A group of crypto-Jews from Oporto in northern Portugal recently returned to Judaism thanks to Shavei Israel.

Mordechai Arbell The famous Sephardi poet Daniel Levy de Barrios wrote, along with other types of poems, some with historical and geographical meaning. His information was usually most precise and drawing upon him we may receive a panorama of Sephardi life in the seventeenth century. In 1688 he wrote a …

The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean: An International Conference, Kingston, Jamaica: January 12-14, 2010 “The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean” is an international conference to be held at Kingston’s Pegasus Hotel January 12-14 2010 exploring the history, culture, and identity of Caribbean Jewry. “The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean” is …