By Charlotte Anthony, JTA
• Published July 15, 2012
NEW YORK -- Isaac Azose knew he had a treasure in his hands -- a nearly century-old booklet for Ladino-speaking Jews immigrating to the United States that featured English, Ladino and Yiddish expressions to help them acculturate into their new communities. ...
CORINNE N. DARVISH, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 4, 2012
When I tell people how my Persian family celebrates Passover, many people tell me that they want to be Sephardic. I don’t know that we’ll be able to swing the rice and legumes, but as far as I know, there are no prohibitions on green onions.
During...
Rabbi Raphael Benchimol of the Manhattan Sephardic Congregation was honored by the king of Morocco. Benchimol received the medal of the Knight of the Order of the Throne bestowed by Mohammed VI at his New York City synagogue. The president of the Jewish...
