Judeo-Spanish and the Making of a Community

Download or read book Judeo-Spanish and the Making of a Community written by Bryan Kirschen and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judeo-Spanish and the Making of a Community brings together scholars and activists from around the world, all of whom have participated in and presented original research at the annual ucLADINO Judeo-Spanish Symposia. This collection addresses a number of linguistic, historical, and cultural matters pertinent to the Sephardim in different lands from the fifteenth century to the present day. Essays in this volume reveal how Sephardim from various parts of the world – Turkey, the Balkans, Morocco, and the United States – culturally and linguistically position themselves among each other, among other Jews, and among their non-Jewish co-regionalists. Contributors explore how the rich history of the Sephardim has allowed for the development, maintenance, endangerment, and even revitalization of the Judeo-Spanish language(s).