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UCLA grad student is committed to saving Ladino language from extinction

UCLA Ph.D. candidate Bryan Kirschen teaches a class in Judeo-Spanish, otherwise known as Ladino, at L.A.'s Skirball Cultural Center.

Bryan Kirschen, a Ph.D. candidate in Spanish linguistics, has an international reputation As UCLA graduate student Bryan Kirschen tried to start his weekly class in Judeo-Spanish at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, his unruly students, all in their golden years, were getting out of hand, vying for his …