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SUMMARY:Forging Survival: Operation Bernhard and the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Stern will talk about Operation Bernhard\, a German scheme to counterfeit British bank notes during World War II. Jewish prisoners were forced to become counterfeiters for the Nazi state. The Nazis hoped to use forged British paper money both to finance their agents across Europe and to undermine the British economy. Skilled Jewish captives were ordered to operate a makeshift forgery factory at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Their only choice was to produce convincing counterfeits for the SS\, or to die. The conscripted forgers made astonishingly close copies of British notes\, with only a few subtle errors. The prisoners faced a deadly dilemma: risk finishing the work and face certain death\, or play for time and risk the SS deciding the scheme was no longer worth the trouble. Finally\, the operation fell to pieces as the German war effort failed\, leaving the forgers’ fate hanging on the decisions and self-interest of the scheme’s SS commander. \nWhen : Sunday\, Nov 8\, 2026\, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT / 1–2 p.m. CT / 2–3 p.m. ET \nWhere : Zoom \nCost : \nEarly bird : $18 (if registered before Sunday\, October 25\, 2026) \nRegular admission : $25 \nRegister for this event \nAbout the Speaker : \nJeremy A. Stern\, Ph.D. is an independent historian\, writer\, and history educator. In addition to consulting on educational standards and content across the country\, he has written and spoken for both popular and professional audiences on a wide range of historical subjects. He has long been intrigued by the story of Operation Bernhard\, especially since he acquired an original forged Bernhard note – a rare direct physical trace from the Nazi camps.
URL:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/event/41397/
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America":MAILTO:info@yiddishland.org
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SUMMARY:Beginner Juedo-Spanish (Beginner Ladino)
DESCRIPTION:Beginner Ladino Course (5 lessons – 1.5 hours per lesson) \nThis course is designed for students who wish to learn Ladino from the very beginning\, whether out of interest in the Sephardi language and culture or because they come from Ladino-speaking Sephardi families but did not have the chance to acquire the language at home. No prior knowledge is required. \nOver five one-and-a-half-hour lessons\, participants will build basic vocabulary\, learn the official Ladino orthography\, and develop essential communication skills through everyday topics and fundamental grammar. The course also includes cultural content such as traditional songs\, Sephardi geography\, and adapted stories of Djohá\, as well as special sessions on Moadim among Sephardic Jews. Students will work with materials from both the Sephardi literary tradition and contemporary Ladino sources. The course concludes with a guided conversation and interactive activities to reinforce language and grammar while exploring Ladino today. \nWhen: Mondays\, January 4 – February 1\, 2027: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Israel \nWhere: Online via Zoom \nCost:\nEarly Bird: Full 5-class course for $270 \nRegular: Full 5-class course for $300 \nRegister for this event \nTeacher: Esther Rute \nEsther Rute holds a BA in Semitic Philology (Complutense U.) and two MA in Jewish History and Spanish Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). She is a certified language teacher (HUJI) and Ladino instructor at the Sephardi Community Council of Jerusalem and the Instituto Cervantes in Tel Aviv. She is also the External Advisor to the National Authority for Ladino (ANL) and Deputy Editor of Aki Yerushalayim. Her main position is Head of the International & Israeli Section at the Guiding Department of Yad Vashem\, Jerusalem.
URL:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/event/beginner-juedo-spanish-beginner-ladino-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Ladino
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270111T090000
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SUMMARY:Beginner Juedo-Spanish (Beginner Ladino)
DESCRIPTION:Beginner Ladino Course (5 lessons – 1.5 hours per lesson) \nThis course is designed for students who wish to learn Ladino from the very beginning\, whether out of interest in the Sephardi language and culture or because they come from Ladino-speaking Sephardi families but did not have the chance to acquire the language at home. No prior knowledge is required. \nOver five one-and-a-half-hour lessons\, participants will build basic vocabulary\, learn the official Ladino orthography\, and develop essential communication skills through everyday topics and fundamental grammar. The course also includes cultural content such as traditional songs\, Sephardi geography\, and adapted stories of Djohá\, as well as special sessions on Moadim among Sephardic Jews. Students will work with materials from both the Sephardi literary tradition and contemporary Ladino sources. The course concludes with a guided conversation and interactive activities to reinforce language and grammar while exploring Ladino today. \nWhen: Mondays\, January 4 – February 1\, 2027: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Israel \nWhere: Online via Zoom \nCost:\nEarly Bird: Full 5-class course for $270 \nRegular: Full 5-class course for $300 \nRegister for this event \nTeacher: Esther Rute \nEsther Rute holds a BA in Semitic Philology (Complutense U.) and two MA in Jewish History and Spanish Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). She is a certified language teacher (HUJI) and Ladino instructor at the Sephardi Community Council of Jerusalem and the Instituto Cervantes in Tel Aviv. She is also the External Advisor to the National Authority for Ladino (ANL) and Deputy Editor of Aki Yerushalayim. Her main position is Head of the International & Israeli Section at the Guiding Department of Yad Vashem\, Jerusalem.
URL:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/event/beginner-juedo-spanish-beginner-ladino-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Beginner Juedo-Spanish (Beginner Ladino)
DESCRIPTION:Beginner Ladino Course (5 lessons – 1.5 hours per lesson) \nThis course is designed for students who wish to learn Ladino from the very beginning\, whether out of interest in the Sephardi language and culture or because they come from Ladino-speaking Sephardi families but did not have the chance to acquire the language at home. No prior knowledge is required. \nOver five one-and-a-half-hour lessons\, participants will build basic vocabulary\, learn the official Ladino orthography\, and develop essential communication skills through everyday topics and fundamental grammar. The course also includes cultural content such as traditional songs\, Sephardi geography\, and adapted stories of Djohá\, as well as special sessions on Moadim among Sephardic Jews. Students will work with materials from both the Sephardi literary tradition and contemporary Ladino sources. The course concludes with a guided conversation and interactive activities to reinforce language and grammar while exploring Ladino today. \nWhen: Mondays\, January 4 – February 1\, 2027: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Israel \nWhere: Online via Zoom \nCost:\nEarly Bird: Full 5-class course for $270 \nRegular: Full 5-class course for $300 \nRegister for this event \nTeacher: Esther Rute \nEsther Rute holds a BA in Semitic Philology (Complutense U.) and two MA in Jewish History and Spanish Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). She is a certified language teacher (HUJI) and Ladino instructor at the Sephardi Community Council of Jerusalem and the Instituto Cervantes in Tel Aviv. She is also the External Advisor to the National Authority for Ladino (ANL) and Deputy Editor of Aki Yerushalayim. Her main position is Head of the International & Israeli Section at the Guiding Department of Yad Vashem\, Jerusalem.
URL:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/event/beginner-juedo-spanish-beginner-ladino-4/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Ladino
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SUMMARY:Beginner Juedo-Spanish (Beginner Ladino)
DESCRIPTION:Beginner Ladino Course (5 lessons – 1.5 hours per lesson) \nThis course is designed for students who wish to learn Ladino from the very beginning\, whether out of interest in the Sephardi language and culture or because they come from Ladino-speaking Sephardi families but did not have the chance to acquire the language at home. No prior knowledge is required. \nOver five one-and-a-half-hour lessons\, participants will build basic vocabulary\, learn the official Ladino orthography\, and develop essential communication skills through everyday topics and fundamental grammar. The course also includes cultural content such as traditional songs\, Sephardi geography\, and adapted stories of Djohá\, as well as special sessions on Moadim among Sephardic Jews. Students will work with materials from both the Sephardi literary tradition and contemporary Ladino sources. The course concludes with a guided conversation and interactive activities to reinforce language and grammar while exploring Ladino today. \nWhen: Mondays\, January 4 – February 1\, 2027: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Israel \nWhere: Online via Zoom \nCost:\nEarly Bird: Full 5-class course for $270 \nRegular: Full 5-class course for $300 \nRegister for this event \nTeacher: Esther Rute \nEsther Rute holds a BA in Semitic Philology (Complutense U.) and two MA in Jewish History and Spanish Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). She is a certified language teacher (HUJI) and Ladino instructor at the Sephardi Community Council of Jerusalem and the Instituto Cervantes in Tel Aviv. She is also the External Advisor to the National Authority for Ladino (ANL) and Deputy Editor of Aki Yerushalayim. Her main position is Head of the International & Israeli Section at the Guiding Department of Yad Vashem\, Jerusalem.
URL:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/event/beginner-juedo-spanish-beginner-ladino-5/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Ladino
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SUMMARY:Beginner Juedo-Spanish (Beginner Ladino)
DESCRIPTION:Beginner Ladino Course (5 lessons – 1.5 hours per lesson) \nThis course is designed for students who wish to learn Ladino from the very beginning\, whether out of interest in the Sephardi language and culture or because they come from Ladino-speaking Sephardi families but did not have the chance to acquire the language at home. No prior knowledge is required. \nOver five one-and-a-half-hour lessons\, participants will build basic vocabulary\, learn the official Ladino orthography\, and develop essential communication skills through everyday topics and fundamental grammar. The course also includes cultural content such as traditional songs\, Sephardi geography\, and adapted stories of Djohá\, as well as special sessions on Moadim among Sephardic Jews. Students will work with materials from both the Sephardi literary tradition and contemporary Ladino sources. The course concludes with a guided conversation and interactive activities to reinforce language and grammar while exploring Ladino today. \nWhen: Mondays\, January 4 – February 1\, 2027: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Israel \nWhere: Online via Zoom \nCost:\nEarly Bird: Full 5-class course for $270 \nRegular: Full 5-class course for $300 \nRegister for this event \nTeacher: Esther Rute \nEsther Rute holds a BA in Semitic Philology (Complutense U.) and two MA in Jewish History and Spanish Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). She is a certified language teacher (HUJI) and Ladino instructor at the Sephardi Community Council of Jerusalem and the Instituto Cervantes in Tel Aviv. She is also the External Advisor to the National Authority for Ladino (ANL) and Deputy Editor of Aki Yerushalayim. Her main position is Head of the International & Israeli Section at the Guiding Department of Yad Vashem\, Jerusalem.
URL:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/event/beginner-juedo-spanish-beginner-ladino-6/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Ladino
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Muse: The Life and Memoirs of Bella Chagall
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will include historical context\, readings from Bella Chagall’s memoirs\, and illustrations by Marc Chagall. \nWhen: Sunday\, February 14\, 2027\, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. PT / 1:00–2:30 p.m. CT / 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET / 7:00–8:30 p.m. UK / 8:00–9:30 p.m. Central Europe \nWhere: Online (Zoom) \nCost: \nEarly Bird Pricing: $18 (if registered before January 31\, 2027) \nRegular Pricing: $25 \nRegister for this event \nSpeaker Name: Jennifer Stern \nSpeaker Bio: \nJennifer Stern lives near Boston\, Massachusetts. She holds an M.A. in Art History from Yale University and worked for 26 years in the Art History Department at Brandeis University. She writes about art and culture in both English and Yiddish for the Forverts. Jennifer has presented numerous lectures on Jewish art\, history\, and culture\, bringing historical subjects to life through engaging storytelling and thoughtful analysis. Her presentations combine art history with Jewish cultural heritage\, making them accessible and engaging for diverse audiences.
URL:https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/event/beyond-the-muse-the-life-and-memoirs-of-bella-chagall/
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