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Nonfiction Jews, Food, and Spain: The Oldest Medieval Spanish Cookbook and the Sephardic Culinary Heritage Hélène Jawhara Piñer
Nonfiction Sephardi: Cooking the History. Recipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora, from the 13th Century to Today Hélène Jawhara Piñer
Essay My Hand on His Shoulder: A Descendant of Crypto-Jews Inserts Herself into the Historical Record Kathleen Alcalá June 21, 2021
Fiction Doña Gracia’s Secret: The Adventures of an Extraordinary Jewish Woman in the Renaissance Marilyn Froggatt
Excerpt Excerpt — The Jewish Intellectual Tradition: A History of Learning and Achievement Alan Kadish, Michael A. Shmidman, Simcha Fishbane November 23, 2020
Nonfiction The Converso’s Return: Conversion and Sephardi History in Contemporary Literature and Culture Dalia Kandiyoti