Guide to the Records of Sephardic House undated, 1930-2010 (bulk 1979-2003)

Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)

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Congregation Shearith Israel - often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue – is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. It was established in 1654 in New Amsterdam by Jews who arrived from Dutch Brazil. Until 1825, when Jewish immigrants from Germany established a congregation, it was the only Jewish congregation in New York City....

Jagoda, Flory, 1923-2021

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Flory Jagoda was a Bosnian-born musician who brought the traditional ballads of her Sephardic ancestors and the melodies of the Ladino language to American audiences through performances and recordings. After surviving an internment camp during the Holocaust, Mrs. Jagoda married an American soldier, Harry Jagoda, and settled in Northern Virginia in the 1940s. She is best known for her original Hanukkah song, “Ocho Kandelikas” (“Eight Little Candles”)....

Institut Judeo-Espagnol de France

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Levy, Louis N. (Louis Nissim), 1918-1994

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American Friends of Greek Jewry

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Ivri-NASAWI (New Association of Sephardi/Mizrahi Artists and Writers International)

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Amigos Sepharadis

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Founded in 1985 by Rachel Amado Bortnick, Los Amigo Sepharadis (L.A.S.) is an association for the study and preservation of Sephardic culture, based in Oakland, Calif. Bortnick served as the organization's president for four years, during which the L.A.S. held educational programs every month that were open to the public. From the description of Los Amigos Sepharadis records, 1986-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 252848433 ...

Gaon, Solomon

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National Foundation for Jewish Culture (U.S.)

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Alliance israélite universelle

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Yemenite Jewish Federation of America

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The Yemenite Jewish Federation of America was founded in 1995 by the descendants of Jews who had immigrated to the United States from Yemen, mainly in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This wave of immigration was spurred in large part by hopes of greater opportunities and religious freedom outside of Yemen, particularly in the wake of the increasingly dangerous living situation for Jews in Yemen after the 1947 United Nations partition of Palestine and the 1948 establishment of the State of Israel...

United Jewish Appeal

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Benardete, M. J. (Maír José), 1895-

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American Sephardi Federation

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Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 - 1506, May 20) is the Genoese navigator, later colonizer and trader, whose discoveries in 1492 brought the New World into the awareness of the Old World. Until the uncovering of recent reinterpretation of history and discoveries of pre-Columbian Viking settlements he has been credited with the European discovery of the New World. Columbus’ legacy has made him a controversial figure for many. This legacy however is not the only controversy surrounding him. Despite t...

Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education

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Ovadiah, Janice

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Angel, Marc

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Sephardic House

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Barocas, David N.

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Lower East Side Tenement Museum

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House, Sephardic

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Sephardic House was established in 1978 as a correction to the often-overlooked contributions of the Sephardic community to American-Jewish culture. Founded by Rabbi Marc D. Angel, Mair Jose Benardete, David Barocas, and Louis N. Levy, all leaders in the Sephardic community, this new institution would promote Sephardic cultural and historical awareness. Originally located at Congregation Shearith Israel, Sephardic House held events such as lectures, concerts, poetry read...