Sephardic Studies סְפָרַדִּים: Ladino Language Resources

Ladino (also known as Judezmo or Judeo-Spanish) is the traditional language of Sephardim, descendants of the Sephardic Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula who settled in many parts of the world.

Language Learning Resources

Resources from the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
Digital classroom resources, and student and staff reflections on learning Ladino.
Take a class at UW
Consider upcoming courses:
Guided Readings in Ladino, offered Spring 2024.
Diksionario de Djudeo-Espanyol a Inglez
Diksionario de Ladinokomunita
Ladino 101: A Beginner's Guide to the Language
from the The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America.
Ladino Linguist
This website offers online classes and other language learning resources. By Bryan Kirschen, Binghamton University

Ladino-language books at UW Libraries

Books about the Ladino language
In advanced search, choose "Subject" from the drop-down and enter "Ladino language".
Ladino Literature
Search by subject: Ladino Literature. Filter by language.
Books in Ladino
Search keyword, filter results by language: Ladino.
Ladino Dictionaries
Search by subject: Ladino language dictionaries

Ladino music at UW Libraries

Ladino Folk Music
Search by subject: Folk songs, Ladino. Use filters to choose a format.
Sephardim Music
Sephardim - music is another helpful subject heading. Filter by language: Ladino.

Current News

El Amaneser
El Amaneser is the only newspaper in the world in Ladino. It is published once a month as the supplement of Shalom (Şalom).
Şalom (Ladino edition)
Şalom is a Jewish weekly newspaper published in Turkey. Choose "Judeo-espanyol" from the language drop-down for Ladino-language news.

Historic Ladino-language Newspapers

Newspapers listed here include those freely available online via the National Library of Israel and those available on microfilm. The microfilmed newspapers are housed in the Government Publications, Maps, Microforms & Newspapers section on the ground floor of Suzzallo Library. Microform scanners are available.

To find additional microfilmed newspapers at the UW, search for: sephardim newspapers in UW Libraries Search.

Please note that many historic newspapers have incomplete runs and may be missing issues.

Aḳsiyon 1929-1940 Thessaloniki; on microfilm - A12747
El liberal 1911-1921 Paris; on microfilm A12751
El Progresso-La Bos del Pueblo-La Epoca 1915-1920 New York City newspaper
El Tiligraf 1886-1915, 1921-1925 Istanbul; microfilm - A10322
Il imparsiyal 1909-1911 Paros, Greece; on microfilm A10306
Il Ṭiempo 1872-1905 Istanbul; later years (1905-1930) on microfilm - A10296 and 1923-1926 also in HathiTrust
La Alborada 1898-1901 Sarajevo weekly newspaper
La Amiriḳa 1910-1922 New York; also on microfilm A9796
La Boz de Oriente 1931-1938
La Epoḳa 1875-1907 Thessaloniki newspaper
La Esperanza [1874-1901 Izmir (Turkey); also on microfilm from 1888-1911 - A10309
Lah Tiendah de Yaʻaḳov 1931-1933 Istanbul; on microfilm - A13142
La Luz 1921-1922 New York City; also available on microfilm - A9908
La Vara [New York] 1922-1948 New York City; microfilm - A9746
La Verdad 1920-1929 Thessaloniki - on microfilm A10308
Otsar yehude Sefarad : le-ḥeker toldot Yehude Sefarad ṿe-tarbutam 1959-1968 Jerusalem; request volumes from storage

Community and Events

Ladino Day at the University of Washington
Ladino Day is an educational and celebratory program that centers the Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) language through story and song, and with lectures and reflections from scholars, activists, and community members.
Sephardic Studies Program at UW
Ladinokomunita
A Ladino-language online community.

Digital Libraries & Projects

The Sephardic Studies Digital Collection at UW
Search: Ladino
Bibliotheca Sefarad Digital Library
Browse by language for Ladino items. See Idioma: Judeoespañol caracteres hebreos and Judeoespañol caracteres latinos.
See also: Sephardic Studies Primary Sources
Documenting Judeo-Spanish in Solitreo
A Digital Humanities project, led by Bryan Kirschen, documenting the cursive Solitreo writings of the Sephardim.