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26A March 2021 JEWISH INTEREST

Sarah Live! Jewish-themed Crossword Puzzle

By Arlene Stolnitz
f you follow my column each nephew, emphasizing the “o” as in the regions they came from. her thoughts on Ladino: Your monthly crossword puzzle
month, you know I am always “Ar-oh-es-te.” Immediately, I called Sarah Aroeste, singer and cultural “I always like to convey that my
Ilooking for a connection, and this the station and spoke to the host to let activist, has long been committed to the work is grounded in the fact that Ladi- is generously brought to you by
month is no exception. Several years him know he was wrong! I told him preservation of the Ladino language, no is not a dead, ancient language. It is
ago, knowing my interest in Juda- very authoritatively that I KNEW the making it accessible to audiences and still part of a living, vibrant communi-
ic music, my nephew by marriage in correct pronunciation was “Ah-res- creating projects with young people ty and culture. I’m proud of the work
Rochester, New York, Sidney Aroesty, te.” The conversation got pretty heat- to increase their familiarity with La- I’ve done in the last 20 years to bring
z”l, asked me if I knew a singer named ed and even got to the point that he dino. She has produced many albums Ladino to new audiences, both young
Sarah Aroeste. The similarity of the last spoke about it on air referring to me, for children as well as adults which are and older! From composing original
names intrigued unnamed! Thinking about it now, I easily found on YouTube, Facebook music in the language to working with
him. As a matter realize I had a lot of chutzpah since I and her website, saraharoeste.com. young families, I hope people learn
of fact, much ear- had not even checked it out. I am personally intrigued by her that Ladino is still very much alive
lier, I had heard Recently, the name Sarah Aroeste recent venture known as The Monastir today.”
of her through came up again when a friend of mine Project. Sarah’s inspiration comes from For further information about Sar-
a radio program in Jupiter, Florida, invited Sarah to a her family’s roots in Greece and Mace- ah, go to saraharoeste.com, facebook.
devoted to Jew- Zoom session for her Sisterhood. My donia, formerly known as Monastir. com/saraharoeste, youtube .com/sara-
ish music, “The friend thought I would be interested Her grandfather was born in Monastir, haroeste and twitter.com/saraharoeste.
Sunday Simcha,” in attending. I did, and that is when I which once had a thriving Jewish popu- * Correction from my January
on WMNF 88.5 became aware of Sarah’s fascinating lation. Since the end of WWII, no Jews 2021 article: Cheryl Lester is Associ-
Arlene Stolnitz FM from Tampa, story. remain. However, there is a wealth of ate Professor Emerita at the University
Florida. Every Sunday, the hosts would First, here’s a little refresher on Macedonian Jewish music. of Kansas.
play selections of Jewish music on the the history of the language known as Writing original works and sing- Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sara-
program, and listening to it gave me a Ladino. Based on the ancestry of over ing in Ladino, Sarah has done exten- sota Jewish Chorale, is a member of
great way to learn about the music and 1,000 years, the Jewish people are sive work in researching the music of the Jewish Congregation of Venice. A
singers they featured. On one Sunday, divided into two main groups. Ashke- Monastir. She has worked tirelessly retired educator from Rochester, New
I heard the beautiful voice of Sarah nazim who came from Eastern Europe to keep Ladino music alive for a new York, she has sung in choral groups
Aroeste as she sang the music she is and spoke Yiddish (a mix of German generation. For a more complete de- for over 25 years and also sings in
known for, Ladino melodies. and Hebrew), and Sephardim who scription of her work in preserving the The Venice Chorale. Her interest in
What happened next, I thought came from the Iberian Peninsula and music of Monastir, I suggest reading the preservation of Jewish music of all
I would never divulge. The host that Arabic lands and spoke Ladino (a her article in the February 18, 2018, kinds has led to this series of articles
day told of an “up and coming” La- blend of Spanish and Hebrew). Each issue of Tablet magazine. on Jewish Folk Music in the Diaspora.
dino singer, Sarah Aroeste. He pro- group has its own set of customs, songs Recently, I have had the pleasure
nounced the name differently than my and traditions based on influences from of corresponding with Sarah. Here are

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