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VISIT BLOGSephardic Stories – Elizabeth Graver and Michael Frank
For this year’s Al Finci Memorial Lecture two award-winning authors gather to discuss their writing and what drew them to Sephardic stories. Elizabeth Graver’s fifth novel, Kantika (Metropolitan Books/Holt, 2023), is a dazzling multi-generational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring themes of displacement, endurance, family, and home. Inspired by […]
The Sephardic Culinary Heritage of the Jews of Spain According to the Oldest Medieval Spanish Cookbook – Hélène Jawhara Piñer
The transmission of Jewish culinary traditions over generations has played a vital role in shaping the rich Sephardic culinary heritage we know today. This heritage is a testament to the resilience and cultural identity of the Jewish communities in Spain. Through recipes and cooking techniques passed down through families, Jewish cuisine has maintained its distinct […]