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Class is held on November 4, 11, 18, and December 2 from 6:30-7:30 pm ET. Video recordings will be available on this page within 24 hours. Please scroll down.
Explore some of the defining Arab Jewish writers of the last century with literary scholar, memoirist, and translator Joyce Zonana. From Baghdad to Fez, from Cairo and Alexandria to Tunis and Algiers, the cities of the Middle East and North Africa have been home to thousands upon thousands of Arab Jews, who lived there for millennia until the devastating ruptures of the 20th century.
Readings for each session:
November 4: Who is a Jew and What Kind of a Jew? by Sami Chetrit, After Jews and Arabs by Ammiel Alcalay, The Rabbi’s Cat by Joann Sfar.
November 11: The Dove Flyer by Eli Amir, The Last Jews of Baghdad by Nissan Rejwan.
November 18: The Pillar of Salt by Albert Memmi, The Road to Fez by Ruth Knaffo Setton.
December 2: A Land Like You by Tobie Nathan and texts by Jacqueline Kahanoff, Paula Jacques, and André Aciman.
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Nov 18:
Nov 11:
Conversation with Eli Amir:
Nov 4:
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