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The Bosnians who speak medieval Spanish - BBC

When Jews fled Spain during the Inquisition, they carried their language with them. Today, Ladino reflects the trajectories of the Sephardic Jewish diaspora, but can it survive? read more

One of the last Ladino language speakers in Bosnia, Moris Albahari ...

The language is considered endangered. According to BBC reportage “The Bosnians who speak medieval Spanish,” only four living people continued to speak Ladino or (as they call it) Jidyo in Bosnia in ... read more

A medieval scholar considers the transformative potential of flour - KCRW

But we rarely speak of what caused this immigration — the Spanish Inquisition. Hèléne Jawhara Piñer is a French-Spanish scholar whose focus is medieval history and the history of food. read more

The Bosnians who speak medieval Spanish - BBC Travel

When Jews fled Spain during the Inquisition, they carried their language with them. Today, Ladino reflects the trajectories of the Sephardic Jewish diaspora, but can it survive? read more