Heritage Words

In this episode, the guest is Ilana Mansharov, who discusses Juhuri in Modern Hebrew and Canadian English.Ilana Mansharov began her career as a Jewish educator over 21 years ago in Toronto and the greater Toronto area. She comes in with a diverse experience teaching, guiding, developing and leading staff and programs for students of all abilities in Jewish elementary day schools and students of all ages programs in Jewish communal settings. Ilana is a native Israeli and a descendant of Mountain

In this episode, the guest is Danny Jassen, who discusses Ladino in American English. Danny Jassen is a Seward Park, Seattle native who grew up in the Sephardic community. His maternal great-grandparents were Ladino-speaking Jewish emigrants from Turkey and the island of Rhodes. He currently serves as a board member for Sephardic Adventure Camp, North America’s only overnight Jewish camp that is a unique Sephardic experience. Having lived in Seattle, New York and Israel, you might hear him

In this episode, the guest is Rozeeta Mavashev, whose heritage language is Bukharian.A graduate of CUNY with a Master's in Clinical Social Work from Hunter College and a BA in Education and English Literature from the College of Staten Island, Rozeeta Mavashev is deeply committed to education, which has driven her volunteerism and career path in the Jewish professional sector. Currently, she serves as the North American Executive Director at Masa Israel Journey. Rozeeta is also a fervent advocate

In this episode, the guest is Dr. Evelyn Maria Dean-Olmsted, who discusses the concept of heritage words. Evelyn Dean-Olmsted is an anthropologist whose academic research focuses on Jewish Latin America.  Her book, provisionally entitled The Pragmatics of Diaspora: Language, identity, and religiosity among young Syrian Jewish Mexicans is forthcoming with Brill. She currently serves as Project Lead at Rosov Consulting, where she contributes to community studies, program evaluation, and other

Heritage Words is a podcast about how we engage with our ancestral languages in new and creative ways. Heritage Words is produced by the HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project, which raises awareness about Jewish ancestral diversity through the lens of language. Sarah Bunin Benor is the host.The song used in this trailer is "Sheikhat Al​-​Hara / ش​ي​خ​ة ا​ل​ح​ا​ر​ة" from Fragments by Yoni Avi Battat, used with permission.