HaketÃa:
A Memoir of Judeo-Spanish
Language and Culture in Morocco
A personalized study of the Judeo-Spanish-Arabic language of the Jewish community in northern Morocco. It was the vernacular language of Jews in the region until recent decades.
By Fire Possessed:
Dona Gracia Nasi
Sandra K. Toro
In two extraordinary volumes Sandra Toro tells the sweeping story of the most important Sephardic family of the sixteenth century from Portugal to Istanbul. By Fire Possessed is the life of Dona Gracia Nasi, one of the most important women of her day. Princes, Popes and Pirates tells the life story of Joseph Nasi, her nephew and heir who had the power to move empires and challenge popes.
Isabelle Medina-Sandoval
Guardians of Hidden Traditions
In Guardians of Hidden Traditions Dr. Medina-Sandoval has written a saga of the crypto-Jewish experience through 400 years in a family line, beginning in Spain and ending in New Mexico. This historical novel has the correct depth and detail to make this a fascinating story never before told.
Mario X. Martinez
In Converso Mario X. Martinez has created an action-filled drama showing the historic conflict between the Church and crypto-Jewish families in New Mexico. This story is so compelling that many have read it in a single sitting.
Vanessa Paloma
Mystic Siren: Woman's Voice in the Balance of Creation
Mystic Siren is about women's spirituality, particularly as it is expressed in the Sephardic musical and cultural traditions. In addition to the teachings about the empowerment of women, it is one of the most beautifully designed books published on this subject. The art work of Gloria Abella Ballen enhances the spiritual insights of Vanessa Paloma in a unique mother/daughter collaboration.
Silvia Hamui Sutton
Cantos judeo-espanoles: simbologia poetica y vision del mundo
This book is a complete study of the music of the Sephardic Diaspora, known as Judeo-Spanish or Ladino music. Dr. Hamui shows how the songs come from the major life cycle events in human life, birth, circumcision, marriage, and death. She analyzes and explains dozens of song texts from various parts of the Sephardic world.
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