Sephardim: Longing & Reinvention- Ruth Behar, Stroum Lectures 2015

In this talk, Dr. Ruth Behar discusses specific individuals, their stories, and how they have reinvented their identities as Sefardim in contemporary times. Dr. Behar moves between the personal essay and poetry, history and ethnography, exile and diaspora, and the role of the sea in remembrances of Sefarad in such places as Istanbul, Havana, Miami, New York, and Seattle.

This lecture was part of the 2015 Stroum Lecture Series at the University of Washington organized by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies.

Dr. Ruth Behar is the Victor Haim Perera Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, and has received numerous honors, including a MacArthur “Genius” Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the author of many books, including The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village; Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza’s Story; The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart; An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba; and Traveling Heavy: A Memoir In Between Journeys. She is a creative writer whose works have appeared in many anthologies, and a filmmaker whose personal documentary, "Adio Kerida/Goodbye Dear Love: A Cuban Sephardic Journey," has been shown in festivals around the world.

Dr. Behar was the 2015 Stroum Lecturer at the University of Washington. Her lecture series on "Dreams of Sefarad" explored modern Sephardic identity from Istanbul to Havana and Seattle. Find out more at ruthbehar.com.
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