The Sephardic Studies Digital Collection (SSDC), located within the University of Washington Library, is the first major digital repository of sources pertaining to the Sephardic Jews of the Mediterranean world. Dating between the 16th and mid-20th centuries, the SSDC illuminates the history and culture of Sephardic Jews expressed in various languages, including one of the largest collections in the world of material in Ladino. The SSDC showcases a wide array of published and unpublished materials, including novels, prayer books, bibles, manuscripts, letters, newspapers, magazines, songbooks, poetry, theater scripts, marriage contracts, photographs, postcards, and books on religion, history, grammar, and more. The collection also includes over 140 recordings of songs known as romansas that were sung by Sephardic Jews who were born and raised in the former Ottoman Empire in the Benmayor Collection of Sephardic Ballads and other Lore.
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The Sephardic Studies Digital Collection (SSDC), located within the University of Washington Library, is the first major digital repository of sources pertaining to the Sephardic Jews of the Mediterranean world. Dating between the 16th and mid-20th centuries, the SSDC illuminates the history and culture of Sephardic Jews expressed in various languages, including one of the largest collections in the world of material in Ladino. The SSDC showcases a wide array of published and unpublished materials, including novels, prayer books, bibles, manuscripts, letters, newspapers, magazines, songbooks, poetry, theater scripts, marriage contracts, photographs, postcards, and books on religion, history, grammar, and more. The collection also includes over 140 recordings of songs known as romansas that were sung by Sephardic Jews who were born and raised in the former Ottoman Empire in the Benmayor Collection of Sephardic Ballads and other Lore.
(Description adapted from information on project website)