The Jewish Studies Center of Lorca, "Rabbi Mose Abenhayon" sponsored by the Foundation Sefarad Beitenu, in collaboration with the City Council and Lorcatur, continue their activities.
It will be tomorrow, Thursday April 15 at 8 pm at the headquarters of Ceclor, Calle de los Arcos Abad, when hosting the conference "The Sephardic Kitchen," which will be taught by Uriel Macias Kapon, who pointed in their dispersal throughout the world have been adopting Jewish dishes, ingredients and cooking methods of the various peoples who have been in contact, all the culinary repertoire, passed by religious dietary requirements of Judaism, has formed the culinary traditions of the Jewish people.
Sources within the organization will have anticipated that three aspects in which the conference will focus: a) the dietary laws of the Jewish religion, b) the importance of certain foods and recipes in celebration of the festivities, and c) some typical recipes of Sephardic Jews of northern Morocco and the eastern Mediterranean, with eggplant as the main protagonist.
Uriel Macias is a specialist in Spanish literature of Judaism, as well as catalogs and author of numerous articles on the subject.
He coordinated courses, seminars and exhibitions on various aspects of the Sephardic world and history of Jews in contemporary Spain.
Conference Coordinator Sephardim of Rioja since its first edition in 1999.
It was also the founding director of the Museum's permanent exhibition of the History of the Jewish Community of Madrid (Jewish Community of Madrid, 2007-2008).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca