eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
Sunday, March 13, 3:00 PM at AMC PACIFIC PLACE 11
Director(s): Bonnie Burt
Country: United States
Year: 1989
Length: 40 MINUTES
Format: Language: English and Ladino with English subtitles
Special Guest(s) Information: Rachel Bortnick, Founder of «Ladinokomunita» and the film’s subject
Named for a folk song sung in Ladino, TREES CRY FOR RAIN opens a fascinating personal vista onto the rich but vanishing Sephardic culture and its nearly extinct language, Ladino. With stories, songs, food, and music, the eloquent Rachel Amado Bortnick, an American immigrant from Turkey, uses her childhood memories to reconstruct what life was like for Sephardic Jews in Turkey before modern assimilation took effect, exploring her roots and sharing the traditions that were passed down to her through the generations.
Download Special Guest Rachel Amado Bortnick’s article Ladino Language and Literature [click]
