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1.2.2021. 23:39
FLORY jAGODA
 
Flory Jagoda, champion of Sephardic music, dies at 97

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 


Flory Jagoda, the Bosnian-born Holocaust survivor who became a champion of Ladino and Sephardic music after immigrating to the United States, has died.
 She was 97.

Umrla je Flory Jagoda (97)koja je  rođena u Bosni i    preživjela Holokaust, i nakon imigracije u USA postala je  poznata kao  "šampion" ladina i sefardske muzike. Kao  pjevač, pisac pjesama i izvođač  Jagodu se slavilo zbog njenih napora da sačuva ladino muziku i sefrdsku kulturu. Dobitnik je nagrada , a njena kompozicija "Ocho Kandelikas" ( 8 malih svječica) iz 1983 postala je melodija koja se svira za praznike ( Hanuka).


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Born in Sarajevo in 1923, Jagoda grew up speaking Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, the lingua franca of medieval Spanish Jewry. From her grandmother, she learned songs that were passed down in her family for generations.

Jagoda and her family fled after the German invasion, landing in Italy, where she met and married an American soldier, Harry Jagoda. She moved to the United States in 1946 and eventually became a concert performer and lecturer. She also hosted a monthly gathering of Ladino-speaking Jews who shared traditional food and music.

Jagoda was predeceased by her husband and a son. She is survived by two daughters and a son.

BY BEN HARRIS