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Jewish Communities in Exotic Places
Blady, Ken; Kaplan, Dr. Steven
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Description for Jewish Communities in Exotic Places
Hardback. Examines seventeen Jewish groups that are referred to in Hebrew as edot ha-mizrach, Eastern or Oriental Jewish communities. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Jewish Communities in Exotic Places examines seventeen Jewish groups that are referred to in Hebrew as edot ha-mizrach, Eastern or Oriental Jewish communities. These groups, situated in remote places on the Asian and African Jewish geographical periphery, became isolated from the major centers of Jewish civilization over the centuries and embraced some interesting practices and aspects of the dominant cultures in which they were situated.
Jewish Communities in Exotic Places examines seventeen Jewish groups that are referred to in Hebrew as edot ha-mizrach, Eastern or Oriental Jewish communities. These groups, situated in remote places on the Asian and African Jewish geographical periphery, became isolated from the major centers of Jewish civilization over the centuries and embraced some interesting practices and aspects of the dominant cultures in which they were situated.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Northvale NJ, United States
ISBN
9780765761125
SKU
V9780765761125
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99-15
About Blady, Ken; Kaplan, Dr. Steven
Ken Blady, Jewish educator, writer, and Yiddish translator was born in Paris, France, and grew up in Chassidic Brooklyn, where he attended yeshiva and rabbinical seminary. A San Francisco Bay Area resident since 1972, Ken has a B.A. in History from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.A. in Clinical Counseling from California State University, Hayward. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Jewish Communities in Exotic Places
Most educated readers, including even those who are interested in Jewish history, usually know only about the two major branches of Judaism: the Ashkenazic Jews in the West and the Sephardic Jews in the East. Very few, if any, are familiar with the history of less known, geographically remote Jewish communities such as the Jews of Afghanistan, the Atlas Mountains, ... Read more