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From Exile To A New Home: The “Other” Jerusalem Of The Balkans with Dr Andreas Bouroutis
October 4, 2023 @ 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM EDT
**From Exile To A New Home: The “Other” Jerusalem Of The Balkans**
Exiled from the Iberian Peninsula, the thousands of Sephardic Jews found
shelter on the Eastern Mediterranean and gradually established a dominant
cultural and religious ethnic group. Welcomed by the Muslim Ottoman Empire,
they have found a rather tolerant environment. In the Greek territories, the
Sephardic Jews blended with the local Romaniote Jewish communities. The
Romaniote Jews formed a unique religious group who spoke Greek and followed
Hebrew rituals. Keeping their cultural, religious and societal customs, the
Sephardic Jews outnumbered the Romaniote Jews and prospered in the Balkans and
the Levant ports. In Thessaloniki, they gradually constituted the absolute
majority and coined the term for the city as the ** _“Jerusalem of the
Balkans.”_** __This course offers a fascinating journey through time in the
Mediterranean region and the rich Jewish culture that blended with the local
customs and habits, but maintained its distinct character at the same time.
**Instructor** : Dr Andreas Bouroutis
**Tuition:** $125
**Day/Time: Wed** **12:00 PM** – **1:15 PM**
**Location:** This Class will be on ZOOM
** _ _Class Dates:__** 10/4/2023, 10/11/2023, 10/18/2023, 10/25/2023,
11/1/2023, 11/8/2023, 11/15/2023
Organized by: JLearn
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