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21 NOVEMBER 2014
In Memory of Iranian-Israeli Private Hagai Bar-Orian, z’l
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“The Rise and Fall of Calcutta Jews” By Aruna D’Souza, The Jewish Daily Forward In Calcutta, capital of the British Raj until 1912, Baghdadi Jews had an “outsize[d] impact, from establishing schools, hospitals and some of the longest-running shops to staring in Bollywood film productions.” A newly launched online archive, Recalling Jewish Calcutta, tells their story through documents, photographs, and memorabilia.
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 Joseph and Lilian Abraham’s Wedding, 1931 (Photo Courtesy of Recalling Jewish Calcutta)
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By Aruna D’Souza, The Jewish Daily Forward
In Calcutta, capital of the British Raj until 1912, Baghdadi Jews had an “outsize[d] impact, from establishing schools, hospitals and some of the longest-running shops to staring in Bollywood film productions.” A newly launched online archive, Recalling Jewish Calcutta, tells their story through documents, photographs, and memorabilia.
 Entrance to the Rambam/Maimonides Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt (Photo courtesy of Diarna Geo-Museum) |
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Jewish Characters in Arab Novels By Marcia Lynx Qualey, Qantara.de Although absent from most Arab lands, Jews are increasingly being featured in Arab fiction, such as the recently translated Exhausted Hearts: The Muslim Jew by Kamal Ruhayyim, an Egyptian writer. The novel examines the contentious relationship of an Egyptian Muslim and his Jewish mother, whom he unsuccessfully tries to convert. |
Entrance to the Rambam/Maimonides Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt (Photo courtesy of Diarna Geo-Museum)
By Marcia Lynx Qualey, Qantara.de
Although absent from most Arab lands, Jews are increasingly being featured in Arab fiction, such as the recently translated Exhausted Hearts: The Muslim Jew by Kamal Ruhayyim, an Egyptian writer. The novel examines the contentious relationship of an Egyptian Muslim and his Jewish mother, whom he unsuccessfully tries to convert.
 Pvt. Hagai Bar-Orian (Photo courtesy of Eyal Shragai) |
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“Saving Pvt. Bar-Orian from Obscurity” By Mitch Ginsburg, Times of Israel In 1964, Iranian-born Private Hagai Bar-Orian sacrificed his life to save his fellow Israeli soldiers during a secret mission in Jerusalem, but his act of heroism was never officially recognized by the Defense Ministry. Now friends and family, along with Knesset Member Omer Bar-Lev, are trying to win Bar-Orian the honor he deserves. |
Pvt. Hagai Bar-Orian (Photo courtesy of Eyal Shragai)
By Mitch Ginsburg, Times of Israel
In 1964, Iranian-born Private Hagai Bar-Orian sacrificed his life to save his fellow Israeli soldiers during a secret mission in Jerusalem, but his act of heroism was never officially recognized by the Defense Ministry. Now friends and family, along with Knesset Member Omer Bar-Lev, are trying to win Bar-Orian the honor he deserves.
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“Crossing the Judeo-Persian Gulf” By Gloria Kestenbaum, The Jewish Week An exhibit of Judeo-Persian manuscripts at the Jewish Theological Seminary reveals Sufi influences, haunting love poetry, rousing epics based on Biblical themes, and strikingly beautiful illustrations. |
 Moses and Aaron are depicted “standing before Pharaoh (after Exodus 7:8-10)” in this 19th-20th century illustrated manuscript from Isfahan, Iran (Image courtesy of the Magnes Museum Collection of Jewish Art and Life). |
By Gloria Kestenbaum, The Jewish Week
An exhibit of Judeo-Persian manuscripts at the Jewish Theological Seminary reveals Sufi influences, haunting love poetry, rousing epics based on Biblical themes, and strikingly beautiful illustrations.
Moses and Aaron are depicted “standing before Pharaoh (after Exodus 7:8-10)” in this 19th-20th century illustrated manuscript from Isfahan, Iran (Image courtesy of the Magnes Museum Collection of Jewish Art and Life).
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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, NY., 10011).
American Sephardi Federation | http://www.Sephardi.House | info@Sephardi.House | (212) 294-8350
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