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A Photographic Portal of Sephardic Women’s Lives

JL;DR SUMMARY Becky Behar's photographic exhibition, "Tu Ke Bivas," explores Sephardic women's heritage and traditions through personal and family portraits. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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LadinoJewish DiasporaSephardic JewsBrandeis UniversityCultural HeritagePhotographyGenerational LegacyBecky BeharTu Ke BivasMatriarchal Lineage

Places mentioned

Spain
"Behar is a Sephardic Jew whose family was expelled from Spain in 1492."
Turkey
"The language has charted my familys migrations to Turkey, Colombia, and the United States."
Bogota, Capital District, Colombia
"Behar was born in Bogota and immigrated with her family to Miami when she was seven years old."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Behar was born in Bogota and immigrated with her family to Miami when she was seven years old."
Massachusetts, United States
"She put photography on hold to raise her family."

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