I was born and raised between constant hugs and kisses, some scolding, and many songs. Some of my first and most beloved memories, those that have marked me most, are musical and projected in the ...

What sets this album apart is that the songs are in Ladino, the medieval Judeo-Spanish dialect Sephardic Jews took with them when they were expelled from Spain and Portugal more than 500 years ago.

NEW YORK — You might have heard of the three blind mice or the itsy-bitsy spider who went up the waterspout. But have you ever heard of the little cold and hungry chicks? If you grew up speaking ...