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“How India’s Jewish Community Transformed Early Bollywood” By Lakshmi Gandhi, NBC News Members of two of India’s Jewish communities, the Baghdadis and the Bene Israel, played leading roles in the early development of Bollywood, both on the screen and behind it. Especially notable were the roles played by leading Jewish women: “[y]ears before Indian independence, Jewish actresses were creating waves because of their at-the-time scandalous costumes and characters.” An exhibit sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation that explores the influence and impact of Indian Jews in Bollywood, “Baghdadis & the Bene Israel in Bollywood and Beyond,” is now on display in the Leon Levy Gallery at The Center for Jewish History through March 2016.
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 Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Consul General of India at New York, spoke to a capacity crowd at the opening of Baghdadis & the Bene Israel in Bollywood & Beyond, Forchheimer Auditorium/Kumble Stage, Center for Jewish History, 3 November 2015 (Photo courtesy of Chrystie Sherman) |
By Lakshmi Gandhi, NBC News
Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Consul General of India at New York, spoke to a capacity crowd at the opening of Baghdadis & the Bene Israel in Bollywood & Beyond, Forchheimer Auditorium/Kumble Stage, Center for Jewish History, 3 November 2015 (Photo courtesy of Chrystie Sherman)
 Sephardic fritters found in the cookbook Stella’s Sephardic Table, on sale at the American Sephardi Federation (Photo courtesy of Stella Cohen) |
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“[C]hanukkah Holiday Foods Tell A Story About Early Latinos” By Arturo Conde, NBC News The influence of Sephardic Jewish culture can still be traced in traditional Spanish foods such as “deep-fried fritters known as bimuelos (or buñuelos in Spanish), ring-shaped cookies and cakes like biscocho (bizcocho in Spanish), (and) deep-fried or baked half-moon shaped empanadas (pies).” As for Jewish culinary customs, ricotta cheese pancakes made by Sephardi Jews in Italy were “the latke of choice” during Chanukkah until Eastern European potato recipes became popular in the 19th century. |
Sephardic fritters found in the cookbook Stella’s Sephardic Table, on sale at the American Sephardi Federation (Photo courtesy of Stella Cohen)
By Arturo Conde, NBC News
The influence of Sephardic Jewish culture can still be traced in traditional Spanish foods such as “deep-fried fritters known as bimuelos (or buñuelos in Spanish), ring-shaped cookies and cakes like biscocho (bizcocho in Spanish), (and) deep-fried or baked half-moon shaped empanadas (pies).” As for Jewish culinary customs, ricotta cheese pancakes made by Sephardi Jews in Italy were “the latke of choice” during Chanukkah until Eastern European potato recipes became popular in the 19th century.
Happy Chanukkah! The American Sephardi Federation is celebrating with our friends, Nahmias et Fils, who preserve the tradition of Moroccan Jews and have been marking each day of this festival of liberty with a Mahia (bottle) Menorah! Join ASF and Nahmias Monday night for The Silk Road Experience.
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“Hatikvah in Tunis: A Rare 1930s Recording Surfaces” By Chris Silver, Jewish Maghrib Jukebox Jews played an important role in the North African music industry during the first half of the 20th century. They recorded in a number of languages, including Hebrew, as a 1932 Tunisian recording of what would become Israel’s national anthem, HaTikvah, attests. What’s most remarkable, however, “is just how uncontroversial the release of Hatikvah in North Africa was at the beginning of the 20th century.”
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 Great Synagogue, Tunis, Tunisia (Photo courtesy of Diarna: Geo-Museum of North African & Middle Eastern Jewish Life) |
By Chris Silver, Jewish Maghrib Jukebox
Great Synagogue, Tunis, Tunisia (Photo courtesy of Diarna: Geo-Museum of North African & Middle Eastern Jewish Life)
14 December at 7 PM
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, New York City
Focusing on textiles, our celebration will feature original designs by Siona Benjamin and Shahin Yousefzadeh (Shahin Design Madison Avenue). Mumbai-born artist Siona Benjamin, having grown up in the enigmatic community of the Bene Israel in India, synthesizes her Jewish roots with the Hindu, Catholic, Muslim, and Zoroastrian iconography of her homeland. Shahin Yousefzadeh, a member of New York’s Persian-Jewish community, creates custom made couture fashion for professional, stylish and spirited women in New York and across the globe.
Cost: $36
Showcasing authentic music, food, dance, tea, and spices of the Silk Road
on display now through March 2016
Click here for viewing hours and additional information
Contact us by email or phone (212-548-4486) to sponsor future issues of the Sephardi World Weekly in honor or memory of loved ones.
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Thank you for opting (on our websites, at an event, or by email) to receive American Sephardi Federation Programming Updates and Publications. We apologize if this message was sent in error.
The American Sephardi Federation’s Sephardi House is located at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th St., New York, New York, 10011).
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