Turkish newspaper extends a lifeline to Ladino
In decline for more than a century, the Sephardic language is getting a boost from editors in Istanbul — and online
By Elizabeth Bloom March 27, 2013, 3:31 pm
ISTANBUL — When Avram Leyon, the founder of the Istanbul-based Şalom newspaper, became ill in 1983, he considered shutting down the publication. He was no longer able to devote his energies to running the weekly Jewish newspaper, which he had started in 1947. But the leaders of Istanbul’s Jewish community were not ready to stop the presses.
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