Dr Hilary Pomeroy
Ladino: The Language of Sephardi Jews
Summary
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Ladino is the form of Spanish kept alive by descendants of the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. At one time spoken throughout most of the Mediterranean basin, it is now on the brink of extinction. How did it survive for centuries, what are its characteristics, and what do renewed academic interest and the advent of the internet augur for its future?
Dr Hilary Pomeroy
Dr Pomeroy holds a PhD from the department of Hispanic Studies, Queen Mary University of London and is teaching fellow emerita in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London. She has been an invited speaker at universities and institutions throughout Europe and has published numerous articles on Sephardi culture.