A new look at my Sephardic heritage
By Olivia Coyne, Seattle Sephardic Network Summer 2023 intern My maternal grandmother, Rachel Bernstein (formerly Rachel Piha), grew up...
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Aug 5, 20234 min read
Two Seattle Jewish day schools now led by Sephardic rabbis
By Beth Jacoby Northwest Yeshiva High School (NYHS) in March chose Rabbi Yehuda Gabay as the new head of school, the first Sephardic...
Feb 20, 20236 min read
Victor Alkana - Giving the gift of genealogy to the Sephardic community
By Vida Behar Sadly, Victor Alkana passed away on May 4, 2023. Ke su alma repose en Gan Eden. Dora Aboulafia Lipper, a first-generation...
Jul 2, 20202 min read
Visiting the past when stuck at home
By Al Maimon In the depths of the pandemic, it has been a while since I’ve shared experiences and thoughts. On the one hand, I’ve...
Jul 22, 20184 min read
It's Our Shift
By Al Maimon For most of my life, I have actively advocated and encouraged ways and means of engaging more of our Sephardic community in...
Aug 26, 20162 min read
Finding New Friends (and Relatives!) at the Genealogy Conference
By Al Maimon Last week we staffed a Seattle Sephardic Network table at the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Society's...
Jul 6, 20163 min read
Sephardic Topics to Dominate International Genealogy Conference in Seattle This Summer
Seattle Sephardic Jews interested in genealogy are in for a fantastic treat this summer as Seattle becomes host to the 36th International...
Jun 6, 20161 min read
'Pikinik' Memories
By Al Maimon Who remembers the fun Sephardic 'pikiniks' we use to have? Nearby ones, like Madrona Park (I think the Ladineros recently...
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