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#050- Exile and Heritage: The Sephardic Jewish Experience.
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Welcome to the learning languages in society with Gabby podcast where it's all about the fascinating world of languages and culture lets rock.
Hello and welcome back to learning languages in society with gaby today we're uncovering one of the most intriguing chapters in linguistic and cultural history the se spanish dera well let me ask you a question what would you do if you were forced to leave everything you knew your home your community even your country what would you take with you.
The sear je expelle from Spain in fourteen ninety two the answer was clear they carried their faith their traditions and their language today we're exploring how this group of exiles created a vibrant that stretched from the the and language laino became a time capsule of medieval Spain while adapting to newlands.
By the end of this episode you'll understand how the sephardic jews shaped global history and why Aina remains such a Unique linguistic treasure along the way I'll share sam surprise and twists like how sultan welcome sephardic je into the ultimate Empire or how sephardic communities thrive to new York despite the challenges of assimilation.
So stick around because this story is full of mystery and intrigue okay, so who were the sephardic jew first of all to understand the sephardic dera we first need to understand who the sephardic jews were. The world sephardic comes from the hebrew term se which refers to Spain this were jewish communities that had lived in the aian peninsula for centuries before the expulsion in fourteen ninety two during the golden age of a under muslim rule sefar je thrive Physicians philosophers and merchants they contributed to cultural and intellectual life translating Classical text.
And advancing knowledge feels like astronomy and Medicine but it Christian rulers expanded their control during the reconquest o reconquista the position of jews becoming precarious the late fifteenth century religious intolerance had reach a point here's where things take a dramatic turn
the edic of expulsion.
Over thousand je this mas expulsion would Forever change their lives in shape the history of the region they re. The euls turning point not for the sephardic jews but also for Spain itself the entire family backed their belongings and left the only home they known many initiated initially flat to Portugal where they found temporary refuge but by fourteen ninety seven Portugal it own expulsion order.
From there the sephardic Juice scattered across the mediterranee and Beyond imagine the uncertainty and fear de must felt leaving everything behind and sure if they would find acceptance sur. Further persecution in their new destinations. Sa safety italy and the balkans travel far settling in the Empire en norte Africa this dispersal created a diaspora un by shared spanish heritage and deeply influenced by the cultures of its new homes.
So how did the sephardic je adapt to their new lives in these regions well let's explore the ultimate Empire prove to be one of the most welcoming destinations for sephardic Juice sultan recognizing their value reportedly mocked the Spain for such talented and resourceful people sephardic je settled in cities like constantinople salonica ni ze mirror.
Where they quickly became local economies as merchants Physicians and this series became hub of se culture a la spoken en written language what makes the ultimate Empire so Unique is how laino adapt surroundings the language its medieval spanish cor turkish Creek arabic and hebrew influences. It wasn't just a means of communication it was a cultural bridge connecting sephardic jes to their past while allowing them to integrate into their new communities so how did sephardic jews fair in other regions like north Africa and Europe well tu sephardic je also found refuge in north Africa settling in cities like fest and in these region they often blended.
With existing jewish communities while maintaining their Distinct traditions latino north Africa reflected this cultural mixing Incorporated arabic and French vocabulary en Europe particularly italy and the balkans sephardi communities Faced a different set of challenges they joined established jewish populations but Retain their Unique religion religious practices and cultural identity in these area la influences from Italia and isla languages.
Showing just how adaptable it was despite these regional differences sephardic jew remain connected through their short heritage in language which serve as a unify force across the so how latino evolve to become such a fascinating linguistic phenomenon latin also known as Studio spanish is one of the most fascinating aspects of the se de
the expulsion. Latino so Unique it the sound. They have ah disappear from Modern its vocabulary
script particular rachi and sol adding another layer cultural identity. Ladino wasn't just a language for Daily life it was central to religious and cultural expression translations of the torra and pray books a sephardic Juice to practice their faith in their vernacular language ladino literature included everything from Bible prove creating or tradition what survival.
La sur de significantes la has face numerous challenges assimilation is one of them a sephardic Juice integrated into their society they often adopted local languages for social and economic advancement number the holocaust se devastated war i
hebrew. After the establishment of Israel hebre became the dominant language of jewish identity pushing ladino into the background today ladino classified as an endangered language with fearful and speakers remaining however efforts to preserving momentum so how are people working to save ladino today the the early twentie eleven se began to the.
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they economic e business and entering professional field de these challenges de maintain element of their se. Including ladino which remain a marker of their heritage efforts to Growing driven by academics cultural organizations and the sephardic de aspir itself University suffer ladino courses and cultural events celebrated traditions.
Online platforms like ladino comun connect laino speakers worldwide ensuring that the language continues to be spoken and ed so what can we learn from the sephardic de here's the takeway the sephardic de the evolution of ladino powerful examples of how language culture adapt to the pressures of migration and survival.
By preserve ladino we the history of the sephardic je but also recognize the resilience en creativity of human communities anyway thank you for joining me on this Journey don't forget to scribe to my podcast and i hope to see around i think I'm gonna be making more episodes and on the jewish diasporas cause i just find it fascinating so i hope you like it as well so you Guys.