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Saving the Ladino language, one song at a time

Saving the Ladino language, one song at a time

Update: 2025-10-10
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Only an estimated 100,000 speak the Judeo-Spanish language known as Ladino, once common among Sephardic Jews throughout the Mediterranean. One millennial songwriter is on a quest to save Ladino to honor her Moroccan grandmother. Nani Vazana tells us her story.

This story originally aired on March 6, 2025.

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Saving the Ladino language, one song at a time

Saving the Ladino language, one song at a time

April Peavey