Rifka Cook
Associate Professor of Instruction Emerita
M.A. Universidad Pedagógica Libertador
Born and raised in Venezuela, currently Rifka teaches Spanish at Northwestern University in Evanston. Rifka is a 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Scholar alternate candidate. Her research interests include: the Judeo-Español language and literature; Sephardi culture; Crypto-Jews cuisine; Teaching with technology and learning styles. In addition, Rifka was a Faculty in Residence for the South Area and lived in Allison Hall (2017-2023) and faculty fellow at Shepard Residence College (2009-2023). She has presented and published in the United States and abroad.
More about Rifka's professional background you can find at https://www.rifkacook.com/ and at http://shajar18.blogspot.com