Judeo-Spanish Memories, Illustrations, Photos and Live Readings

I have retold my earliest childhood memories in the language they existed. Judeo-Spanish and Turkish were the two languages I learned to speak simoulaneously, yet the the very first words I heard from my parents were in Judeo-Spanish. My father, the first time he saw me said: "Esta tiene cara de melon caldudo".These were joyous words. If you knew the language and culture you would know why. I will be adding either English or Turkish translations to some of the existing memoirs.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Kon los biervoz i sinyatura del ermano de mi papu

"Souvenir affectueux de la famille Moise I Cohen para mi kerido ermano Leon Cohen y Famille
Havana 5 Octoubre 1925 Cuba"
Leon Cohen tenia doz ermanos: Moise imigro a Cuba i Yako kedo en Estanbol. Me akodro de Yako i esto en kontakto ko las ijas de Yako, sus inyetas i biz inyetos. Majorita biven en California. El ijo i la ija de Moise son Alberto i Jenny ke son serka de la edad de mi padre ma mas mansevos. Kreyo ke Alberto pudeser ke nasyo en 1915 i Jenny 1920.

La Famiya de Kohen en Havana Cuba

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Mi Biz Papu

Nesim Romano, el padre de Baruh Romano bivyo entre los anyos1838 i 1898. Esta photografiya es la mas vieja en la posesyon de mi famiya i es tomada en Konstantinople.