Daily Podcasts Video Research

Sefardi Folk Culture Grows in Cambridge

JL;DR SUMMARY Cambridge, Massachusetts has become a burgeoning hub for Sefardi Jewish culture thanks to the grassroots efforts of Naomi Spector and Yinnon Sanders. 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'.

JL;DR members get full summaries of all articles in the archive, including this one. Donate & start reading »

Tags

Judeo SpanishCambridgeAmerican Ladino LeagueSefardi CultureNaomi SpectorMuestro LashonSefardi MusicJewish HerbalismGrassroots CommunityJewish Cultural Reclaimation

Places mentioned

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Without any institutional support or funding, they started a ragtag club dedicated to Sefardi culture and language in Cambridge, Massachusetts called Muestro Lashon"
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Yinnon had hosted a Sefardi song circle recently in the Boston areaI reached out to him"

Support this source

This item was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 47654
Cairo Source ID 7
Retrieved 2025-03-28 05:30:32 UTC
Curated 2025-03-28 08:30:55 UTC