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Ben-Ur, "The Absorption Of Outsiders: Gibraltarians And North Africans In London's Portuguese Jewish Community" (First Page Only).Pdf, Aviva Ben-Ur
Aviva Ben-Ur
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Ben-Ur, %22when Spanish Is No Longer A Jewish Language%22.Pdf, Aviva Ben-Ur
Ben-Ur, %22when Spanish Is No Longer A Jewish Language%22.Pdf, Aviva Ben-Ur
Aviva Ben-Ur
This is a translation (improved thanks to the feedback of Julia Phillips Cohen) of a 1928 installment of the popular advice column "Postemas de Mujer," published in the U.S. Ladino newspaper La Vara by the Salonikan-born journalist Moïse Soulam, who wrote under the pen name of Bula Satula. The installment demonstrate that Ladino and Spanish were for the most part mutually intelligible languages, but Sephardim did not always welcome the overtures of the Puerto Ricans who overheard their conversations. This translation previously appeared in Aviva Ben-Ur, "We Speak and Write This Language Against Our Will’: Jews, Hispanics, and the Dilemma …
“A Bridge Of Communication: Spaniards And Ottoman Sephardic Jews In The City Of New York (1880-1950)", Aviva Ben-Ur
“A Bridge Of Communication: Spaniards And Ottoman Sephardic Jews In The City Of New York (1880-1950)", Aviva Ben-Ur
Aviva Ben-Ur
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“Ladino In Print: Towards A Comprehensive Bibliography”, Aviva Ben-Ur
“Ladino In Print: Towards A Comprehensive Bibliography”, Aviva Ben-Ur
Aviva Ben-Ur
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We Speak And Write This Language Against Our Will’: Jews, Hispanics, And The Dilemma Of Ladino-Speaking Sephardim In Early 20th Century New York", Aviva Ben-Ur
Aviva Ben-Ur
This article explores interactions of Puerto Ricans and Spanish expats with Ladino-speaking Ottoman Jews (Sephardim) in New York during the first half of the twentieth century, as reported in the U.S. Ladino press. These immigrant periodicals demonstrate that Ladino and Spanish were for the most part mutually intelligible languages. Yes, Sephardim did not always welcome the overtures of Puerto Ricans or Spaniards,