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Ethan Marcus is the Managing Director of the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America, the national umbrella organization for the Ladino-speaking Sephardic community in the United States. In this capacity, he has rapidly grown the Sephardic community's membership base and developed innovative programs to engage a new generation of young Sephardic Jews around the world. He previously served as the Brotherhood's Director of Communications and the Director of Community Development for the Seattle Sephardic Community. From 2019 to 2020, Ethan was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Athens, Greece, where he conducted an independent research project on the unique liturgical customs of the Romaniote Jews of Greece. He is a graduate of Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs, and his family originates from the Sephardic communities of Veria in modern day Greece and Izmir in modern day Turkey.

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Oct 5, 2026 ∙ 2 min

To Rise Together in the New Year

“Ombre mortal, porke duermes? Es tiempo ke roges i te konyores.” Mortal human, why do you sleep? It is time to rise and plead your case! With these stirring words, generations of Sephardic Jews have begun the famous Selihah Ben Adam, Lekha Nirdam. Recited during the month of Elul and in the days leading to Yom Kippur, its message reaches across the centuries: Wake up. Reflect. Remember who you are and consider who you still have the power to become. As we enter a new Jewish year, I find...

Oct 5, 2026 ∙ 2 min

NYC Metro Area

Community lecture in August at Congregation Shearith Israel in New York We’ve had a wonderful summer of community programming in New York! First, our partners at Kehila Kedosha Janina opened up a wonderful new exhibit: The Synagogues of Greece - Making the Invisible Visible through Architecture, Technology, and Storytelling by Greek Jewish architect Elias Messinas. In this exhibition, based on the 30-year in-situ documentation and research of Messinas, and the digitization of the...

Jul 23, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Summer News - NYC Metro Area

This past Spring, Sephardic life in the NYC Metropolitan Area thrived through vibrant celebrations, meaningful connections, and cherished communal traditions. For the first time ever, Brotherhood members and friends proudly marched in New York City's Greek Independence Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. Joining thousands of participants and spectators, we celebrated the history, resilience, and contributions of the Greek community while honoring the deep historical ties between Greek Jewish and...