Senior Sephardi rabbi rethinks criticism of racial inclusivity commission
Rabbi Joseph Dweck backs the Board of Deputies’ Commission on Racial Inclusivity after initially criticising its terms of reference.
Breathing new life into ancient Sephardi songs
Music written in the ancient language of Spanish Jews is getting a very contemporary revamp.
Inside Elat Market: The grocery store at the nexus of Los Angeles’ Persian Jewish community
Elat Market has everything needed for a Shabbat meal to make any Persian Jewish grandma proud — from Persian classics like seeded flatbreads, smoked fish and pickled vegetables to Israeli-style hummus and tahini.
Evelyne Cohen, 93, fled Tunisia to become matriarch of a large family
Evelyne Cohen led a comfortable life before fleeing her native Tunisia after it won independence from France in the late 1950s.
The Sephardi Democrat serving as Maryland’s first Orthodox legislator
Dalya Attar says 'it's in our Torah that you have to help others, whether or not they look like you'.
Unsung Women | The wife of Dunash ibn Labrat: An enigmatic Sephardi poet
The anonymous wife of Dunash ibn Labrat.
Discovering Louisa May Alcott’s Jewish history on Portuguese tour
Alcott never wrote about her Jewish heritage, nor did she visit her ancestral homeland of Portugal.
9 Things to Know About Ladino
This Sephardic language, also known as Judeo-Spanish, has a rich history and is more accessible than you think.
Writing a new chapter in education about Mizrachi and Sephardi Jews
It’s a question of telling the stories of all students in the classroom.