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Surveying the history of the Jewish Libyan community, contends that the ambiguous relationship of Jews and Muslims in Libya from 1711 to the 1940s is rooted in
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Investigates the transformative period in the history of the Jews of Libya (1938-52). This book reveals the capacity of Libyan Jewry to adapt to and integrate i
Change Within Tradition Among Jewish Women in Libya
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: Rachel Simon
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In the first major study of women in an Arab country's Jewish community, Rachel Simon examines the changing status of Jewish women in Libya from the second half
The Book of Mordechai
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: Mordecaï Ha-Cohen
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A fascinating record of Libyan Jewish life written by a Talmudic scholar, teacher, itinerant peddler and amateur anthropologist named Mordechai Hakohen. Compose
The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times
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Despite considerable research on the Jewish diaspora in the Middle East and North Africa since 1800, there has until now been no comprehensive synthesis that il