The Remarkable Saga of Spanish Jewry
Brigitte Sion, born in Switzerland to Sephardic parents and now an assistant professor at NYUwill guide you through the history of the descendants of Spanish Jewry-a history of secrecy, forced conversion, exile, dispersion, and endurance-and examine the state of the Sephardic community today.
6 Mondays, Jan 25-Mar 8, 7-8:30 pm, $90/$110
For more information check out:
The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St., New York, NY
Other Cool Jewish Classes at the JCC this Winter/Spring: (click on JCC link above for more information)
The Jews of Roman Italy
Ladino for Beginners
Judaism 101
An Insider’s View on the Siddur
From Prato to Ghetto: The Jews of Renaissance Florence
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 