León Bensadon, longtime friend and colleague of Spanish and Portuguese Studies Division, passed away on November 4, 2012. Donations in León’s memory can be made to the León Bensadon Memorial Scholarship Fund. This new fund pays tribute to León’s passion for his Sephardic heritage and the students he loved to teach. It benefits UW undergraduate or graduate students interested in working on Sephardic and Latino studies. Checks can be mailed to:
UW College of Arts & Sciences
Attn. Jessica Carter
Box 354882
Seattle, WA 98195
Please make checks payable to the University of Washington and indicate the León Bensadn Memorial Scholarship Fund in the reference line. Alternatively, if you wish to contribute by credit card, you can do so at the following link: http://bit.ly/Bensadon.