The Magnes | Film Series

Fall 2015

Depth of Field: Sephardic Identities on Screen

The Magnes | Film Series

Fall 2015
Depth of Field: Sephardic Identities on Screen

TOLEDO: EL SECRETO OCULTO

TOLEDO: EL SECRETO OCULTO

Dir. Jack Matitiahu, Documentary. Israel, 2008. 90 min.

Dir. Jack Matitiahu, Documentary. Israel, 2008. 90 min.

The city of Toledo was famous for its rich

cultural and historical heritage; a city in which
three major cultures met, intertwined and
enriched each other. The movie Toledo - the
Hidden Secret is a meeting of the past and the
present and reflects the history, culture and
other aspects of former Jewish community life
within the citys walls. Three descendants of
the Marranos recall in interviews the stories of
their families.

The city of Toledo was famous for its rich

cultural and historical heritage; a city in which
three major cultures met, intertwined and
enriched each other. The movie Toledo - the
Hidden Secret is a meeting of the past and the
present and reflects the history, culture and
other aspects of former Jewish community life
within the citys walls. Three descendants of
the Marranos recall in interviews the stories of
their families.

7:00pm
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The Magnes Collection, 2121 Allston Way,
Berkeley, CA 94720

7:00pm
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The Magnes Collection, 2121 Allston Way,
Berkeley, CA 94720

ABOUT THE SERIES

ABOUT THE SERIES

The term Sephardic indicates the descendants of Iberian Jews expelled from
Spain and Portugal after 1492, and came into contact with cultures and
languages from Northern and Southern Europe, the Balkans, and the Ottoman
Empire where their communities flourished for centuries. The complex identities
of the Sephardic Jews are represented on screen through documentaries and
feature films about the Spanish Inquisition, global intercultural encounters, the
Holocaust, and the perseverance of culture the Judeo-Spanish (or Ladino)
language.

The term Sephardic indicates the descendants of Iberian Jews expelled from
Spain and Portugal after 1492, and came into contact with cultures and
languages from Northern and Southern Europe, the Balkans, and the Ottoman
Empire where their communities flourished for centuries. The complex identities
of the Sephardic Jews are represented on screen through documentaries and
feature films about the Spanish Inquisition, global intercultural encounters, the
Holocaust, and the perseverance of culture the Judeo-Spanish (or Ladino)
language.

A film seminar presented by the Townsend Center for the Humanities and
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. University of California, Berkeley.

A film seminar presented by the Townsend Center for the Humanities and
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. University of California, Berkeley.

NEXT FILM

NEXT FILM

February 2: The Governess, UK, 1998, 115 min.

February 2: The Governess, UK, 1998, 115 min.

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THE MAGNES COLLECTION OF JEWISH ART AND LIFE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
2121 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94720
510.643.2526 MAGNES.ORG