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With funding from a Rapoport grant, Dr. Daniels went to Bulgaria and Greece this summer to learn about local Jewish life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In search of primary sources written in Ladino (also known as Judeo-Spanish), he visited libraries and archives in Plovdiv, Sofia, Athens, and Thessaloniki. Here are some of the highlights of his research trip.

Association for Jewish Studies The Association for Jewish Studies is a learned society and professional organization whose mission is to advance research and teaching in Jewish Studies at colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning, and to foster greater understanding of Jewish Studies scholarship among the....