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18 November 2016
Mabrouk/Mazel Tov to the Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York Chairman Elias Kalimian and President Robert Kahen on the remarkable success of IAJF’s 15th Annual Gala at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall on 16 November |
Mabrouk/Mazel Tov to the Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York Chairman Elias Kalimian and President Robert Kahen on the remarkable success of IAJF’s 15th Annual Gala at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall on 16 November
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“Q&A: Israeli-Iranian Broadcaster Amir building bridges between Iran and Israel” By Karmel Melamed, Jewish Journal
What happened to the warm feelings shared by Israelis and Iranians before Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979? After the Islamist revolution they were articulated by Menashe Amir, an Iranian-Israeli journalist whose daily radio program, “Voice of Iran,” was broadcast into Iran from Jerusalem: “[T]he Iranian regime has tried to brainwash people to hate Israel but this brainwashing has not been completed. There are many many people in Iran who still like Israel and call into our program.”
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 Israeli-Iranian radio broadcasting legend Menashe Amir |
By Karmel Melamed, Jewish Journal
Israeli-Iranian radio broadcasting legend Menashe Amir
(Photo courtesy of IAJF/Jewish Journal)
 The Beth Tzedek Carpet |
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“A gift from the Shah to his Jewish doctor” By Anton Felton, ESRA Magazine
A fascinating silk carpet from the 19th century now on display in Toronto features: “traditional Iranian rug designs, Qajar elements, and rich material from the Hebrew Bible, Talmudic, and folk sources.” What’s the story? The carpet was commissioned by Nasser e-Din, the Shah of Persia (1846-96), after his beloved Jewish doctor survived an assassination attempt by jealous rivals: “This carpet speaks of earlier times in the life of the Jews of Iran… when the highest state authorities welcomed the skills and contributions of the Jews of Persia.”
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The Beth Tzedek Carpet
(Photo courtesy of ESRA Magazine)
By Anton Felton, ESRA Magazine
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“How a Troubadour Daniel Toledano Is Reconnecting With His Sephardic Heritage” By Daniel Hoffman, The Forward
The residents of Santa Ana, Spain, live in what looks like a typical Catholic village, “with its central plaza and imposing church… [and] seniors chatting tirelessly on the sunlit patios.” The residents, however, know better: “They are the descendants of conversos, Jews who converted to Catholicism during the Spanish Inquisition.” One 42 year-old Santa Ana resident, Dani Toledano, has embarked upon a unorthodox mission to reconnect to his Jewish roots through “Ladino music and Jewish-themed tours.”
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 Daniel Toledano |
By Daniel Hoffman, The Forward
Daniel Toledano
(Photo courtesy of The Forward)
We Were Neighbors:
Remembering Middle Eastern Jewish Communities
November 30th at 7PM
Center for Jewish History
15 W 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
ASF is presenting compelling voices and visuals in honor of the date chosen by the Knesset to commemorate the Middle Eastern Jewish experience. The event will feature:
- scholarly, first-person reflections by award-winning writers Lucette Lagnado (The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family’s Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World) and André Aciman (Out of Egypt)
- exhibitions by Leslie Starobin (The Last Address, a multi-year, photo-montage and oral history and book project exploring the enduring texture of memory and culture in the lives of Sephardic families from dispersed Jewish communities, including Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Iran, and Lebanon)
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Zion Ozeri & David Suissa (who are presenting photographs that capture the last remnants of once vibrant Jewish communities in Yemen, Tunisia, and Morocco, as well as the perpetuation and reinterpretation of Sephardi traditions in Israel today)
- exclusive Diarna: Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life digital documentation on endangered sites and the last primary source generation
Please click here to make a reservation
Complimentary
Portugal, The Last Hope: Sousa Mendes’ Visas for Freedom
Through January 2017
Center for Jewish History
15 W 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
The American Sephardi Federation, Portuguese Consulate of New York, the Sousa Mendes Foundation, and the Municipality of Almeida, Portugal proudly present an exhibition in the Leon Levy Gallery honoring Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the courageous and creative Portuguese diplomat who saved Salvador Dali, the authors of Curious George, and thousands of other Holocaust refugees.
Please click here for additional information and viewing hours
Donate now and your tax-deductible contribution will help ASF “Connect, Collect, and Celebrate” Sephardi culture throughout the year with engaging programs and compelling publications.
Contact us by email or phone ((917) 606-8266) to learn about giving opportunities in honor or memory of loved ones.
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