''Aki Yerushalayim'' (; meaning 'Here Jerusalem') is an Israeli

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Judaeo-Spanish Judaeo-Spanish or Judeo-Spanish (autonym , Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script: , Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: ), also known as Ladino, is a Romance languages, Romance language derived from Old Spanish language, Old Spanish. Originally spoken in Spain ...

(Ladino) published in print two to three times a year between 1979 and 2016, and exclusively online since 2019.

History

''Aki Yerushalayim'' began released its first issue on April 4, 1979. It was the main periodical published in

Judeo-Spanish Judaeo-Spanish or Judeo-Spanish (autonym , Hebrew script: , Cyrillic: ), also known as Ladino, is a Romance language derived from Old Spanish. Originally spoken in Spain, and then after the Edict of Expulsion spreading through the Ottoman Emp ...

, published alongside the Turkish newspaper ''

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''. The aim of ''Aki Yerushalayim'' was to ensure the preservation and diffusion of Ladino and Sephardic culture. The magazine was jointly published by the Sefarad Association and the

Autoridad Nasionala del Ladino Autoridad Nasionala del Ladino (, "National Authority of Ladino") is a national Israeli organisation created in 1997 with the goal of preserving and safeguarding Judaeo-Spanish, commonly known as ''Ladino''. The authority was established in the ...

, the Ladino regulator. Its director was Moshe Shaul, who had served as an editor since the first issue. The magazine had an online edition as well, which continued in 2019 after the magazine ceased to operate with a print edition in 2016. It was found that during the

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, online readership increased significantly as interest in Ladino was revived.

References

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External links

Official website and archiveThe National Authority for Ladino
Judaeo-Spanish-language newspapers Newspapers published in Israel Non-Hebrew-language mass media in Israel Sephardi Jewish culture in Israel 1979 establishments in Israel