Aki Yerushalayim

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Aki Yerushalayim
EditorMoshe Shaul
FoundedApril 4, 1979
LanguageJudeo-Spanish
Sister newspapersSalom
ISSN0793-1166
Websitehttps://yerushalayimaki.wixsite.com/ladino

Aki Yerushalayim (Ladino pronunciation: [aˈki jeɾuʃaˈlajim]; meaning 'Here Jerusalem') is an Israeli magazine in Judaeo-Spanish (Ladino) published in print two to three times a year between 1979 and 2016, and exclusively online since 2019.[1]

History[edit]

Aki Yerushalayim began released its first issue on April 4, 1979. It was the main periodical published in Judeo-Spanish, published alongside the Turkish newspaper Şalom.[2] 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, 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.[2][3] It was found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, online readership increased significantly as interest in Ladino was revived.[4]

See also[edit]

  • El Amaneser, a Turkish monthly newspaper in Judaeo-Spanish published in Istanbul

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yebra López, Carlos (March 12, 2021). "Aki Yerushalayim: The Digital Revival of a Fascinating Ladino Magazine". The Jewish Languages Bookshelf.
  2. ^ a b Santacruz, Daniel (January 2017). "AKI YERUYALAYIM, oldest all-Ladino magazine in the world closes after 37 years". eSefarad (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  3. ^ "La revista AKI YERUSHALAYIM fue arrebivida en el Internet". eSefarad (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. ^ Çilli, Kenan Cruz (January 5, 2021). "'Ladino's Renaissance': For This Dying Jewish Language, COVID Has Been an Unlikely Lifesaver". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

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