Dr. Devin E. Naar at the official launch and celebration of “Jewish Salonica,” Nov. 3, 2016. Devin E. Naar, the Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington, has won two 2016 National Jewish Book Awards for his first book, Jewish Salonica: Between the Empire and Modern …
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New Light Shed on Sephardic Sources for Hanukkah Heroes On the surface, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah commemorates the rebellion of the ancient Hebrews against their Hellenic oppressors and the miracle of a tiny amount of oil that burned in the candelabra in the rededicated temple in Jerusalem for …
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“Im Afes,” A Moving Poem about the Binding of Isaac A Rosh Hashanah treasure that Joseph Souriano printed for the Sephardic community is the heart-wrenching piyyut (liturgical poem) entitled Im Afes, based on the biblical story of the binding of Isaac, which is read every Rosh Hashana. The original …
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