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In a sign of the changing times, Tunisia’s highest literary prize, “Goncourt List: The Choice of Tunisia,” was awarded to the Egyptian-born, French-Jewish author, Tobie Nathan, for his book This Country that Resembles You, a series of recollections about life in, and exile from, Egypt. Nathan has also been invited to be the guest of honor at Tunisia’s next international book fair in March, while the book is slated to be translated into Arabic next year.
Diwan Saz, an Israeli interfaith ensemble composed of musicians who play instruments and songs from “Central Asia, Turkey, Persia, and the Holy Land,” performs an Iraqi version of Avraham Ibn Ezra’s piyyut, “El Eliyahu” (“the God of Eliyahu”), traditionally sung on Saturday night after the conclusion of Shabbat.
An exhibit at London’s British Museum, “Egypt: faith after the pharaohs,” explores how Jewish, Christian, and Islamic communities lived together in the Land of the Nile. It also revises our understanding of Jewish history in the country: “We are told by historians… that the community was decimated by the Jewish revolts of the first and second centuries. But… it’s simply our lack of evidence elsewhere that requires the assumption there were no Jews in Egypt – in fact, the opposite is true.”
January 13th, 17th, 19th, and 21st
at the Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY
Back by popular demand, the American Sephardi Federation invites you to David Serero’s Merchant of Venice. Playing sold-out shows in the summer, the French-Moroccan baritone opera singer once again directs and stars (as Shylock) in his Sephardi adaptation of Shakespeare’s play about love, commerce, and bigotry. Featuring a diverse cast and Sephardi music, there will be a preview matinee on January 13th, ahead of opening night on January 17th.
Come visit ASF’s Leon Levy Gallery at The Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street) to view our new exhibition: “Baghdadis & The Bene Israel in Bollywood & Beyond: Indian Jews in the Movies”
on display now through March 2016
Click here for viewing hours and additional information
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The American Sephardi Federation's Sephardi House is located at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th St., New York, New York, 10011).
