Jews have been dispersed over the globe. Sometimes by force, sometimes by necessity, sometimes looking for greener pastures. Due to this diaspora you will find Jews all over the globe. The airlifting of Ethiopian Jews to Israel got much media exposure. The Eritrean writer Haji Jaber has researched a group of Jews in his recent … Continue reading Eritrean novelist Haji Jaber: On writing the stories of the Falasha Jews
Habib al-Sayah: Cracking ‘the Shell of the Taboo Around Talking about Algerian Jews’
Algeria as we know it has a long, very long history. One group has been living in Algeria for many centuries. They came from the east, the near east. They came from the north, from the Iberian Peninsula, after persecution. These jews settled in what is now Algeria and live there up till this day. … Continue reading Habib al-Sayah: Cracking ‘the Shell of the Taboo Around Talking about Algerian Jews’
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