Becoming a Sephardic Storyteller
Hosted By: American Ladino League
Join the American Ladino League for an in-depth conversation about Sephardic storytelling, searching for the past, and taking inspiration from the Ladino language. Ruth Behar is the James W. Fernandez Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her newest book is Across So Many Seas (Penguin Random House, 2024), which received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal Review.
Dr. Behar will be interviewed by Hannah Pressman, ALL co-founder and Education Director at the HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project. Dr. Pressman created the Educators Guide for Across So Many Seas with a special focus on the novel’s rich dialogue with Ladino and Sephardic history.
ALL Authors is a public program that engages with authors and creators who work with Ladino in the American cultural sphere. The conversations are held in English with Ladino references throughout. This free Zoom event will last 75 minutes and will include time for Q&A with the author as well as on-air book giveaways and prizes.
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