During this course, students will develop the ability to read words, sentences, and simple texts in Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) written in the Rashi script, using the Hebrew alphabet. The Rashi script was the most common writing system used in Sephardic literature for a significant part of its history. The ability to read the Rashi script grants access to literary texts, newspapers, and other documents, contributing to the preservation of the language and culture, preventing them from extinction.
When: Tuesdays, starting on Tuesday, January 9 12:00-1:00 p.m. PT (2:00 p.m. CT, 3:00 p.m. ET, 9:00 p.m. in most of Europe, 10:00 p.m. in Israel), ending on February 13.
Cost: 6 classes early bird $300 (available until Sunday, January 7). Regular registration $350.
Where: Zoom
Agnieszka August-Zarębska is an assistant professor in the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the University of Wrocław, Poland. She has a degree in Spanish Studies and her current research interests include contemporary Ladino poetry, contemporary literary translations into Ladino and Sephardic children’s literature. She also worked on critical editions of the early 20 th century Judeo-Spanish literature. She developed her knowledge of Ladino and Sephardic culture in CSIC, Madrid, at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan. In 2022 she had a research stay at the University of Washington in Seattle. She has delivered lectures and workshops at several universities and cultural centers, for example to include the University of Washington, CIDiCSef in Buenos Aires, Salti Center for Ladino Studies of Bar-Ilan University, Sephardic Summer School in Halberstadt and Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw.
