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MyJewishLearning.com - Culture: Ladino Today |
 | | Ladino has its roots in the Latin spoken by the Romans who occupied the Iberian Peninsula from 200 B.C.E. to 425 B.C.E., but today's Ladino is closer to modern Spanish plus a mix of whatever other languages Ladino speakers knew. |
 | | Ladino stories even have their own recurring character, Jocha, or Ejoha, who is alternately a fool, a wise fool, and a wily trickster, just as the Yiddish stories have the recurring foolish men of Chelm and the hapless Herschel. |
 | | Ladino scholars and activists are passionate about preserving the music and humor of Ladino language and literature, and as the Israeli government puts its muscle into language preservation, there is renewed hope that "our Spanish" will indeed remain ours. |
| www.myjewishlearning.com /culture/Languages/Languages_TO_OtherLangs/Languages_Ladino/LadinoToday.htm (1188 words) |
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