A Jewish voice from Ottoman Salonica
Subtitle: the Ladino memoir of Sa'adi Besalel a-Levi ; edited and with an introduction by Aron Rodrigue and Sarah Abrevaya Stein ; translation, transliteration, and glossary by Isaac Jerusalmi
Contributors: Rodrigue, Aron, editor; Stein, Sarah Abrevaya, editor; Jerusalmi, Isaac, 1928- translator, transcriber
Series: Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture; Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng; lad
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780804771665
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Jewish publishers; Sephardim; Biography; Jewish journalists; History
Description: This book presents for the first time the complete text of the earliest known Ladino-language memoir, transliterated from the original script, translated into English, and introduced and explicated by the editors. The memoirist, Sa'adi Besalel a-Levi (1820-1903), wrote about Ottoman Jews' daily life at a time when the finely wrought fabric of Ottoman society was just beginning to unravel. His vivid portrayal of life in Salonica, a major port in the Ottoman Levant with a majority Jewish population, thus provides a unique window into a way of life before it disappeared as a result of profound p.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

English with Ladino romanized text and English translation.