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Jewish Libya - Memory and Identity in Text and Image (Hardcover)
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Jewish Libya - Memory and Identity in Text and Image (Hardcover)
Series: Modern Jewish History
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In June 2017, the Jews of Libya commemorated the jubilee of their
complete exodus from this North African land in 1967, which began
with a mass migration to Israel in 1948-49. Jews had resided in
Libya since Phoenician times, seventeen centuries before their
encounter with the Arab conquest in AD 644-646. Their disappearance
from Libya, like most other Jewish communities in North Africa and
the Middle East, led to their fragmentation across the globe as
well as reconstitution in two major centers, Israel and Italy.
Distinctive Libyan Jewish traditions and a broad cultural heritage
have survived and prospered in different places in Israel and in
Rome, Italy, where Libyan Jews are recognized for their vibrant
contribution to Italian Jewry. Nevertheless, with the passage of
time, memories fade among the younger generations and multiple
identities begin to overshadow those inherited over the centuries.
Capturing the essence of Libyan Jewish cultural heritage, this
anthology aims to reawaken and preserve the memories of this
community. Jewish Libya collects the work of scholars who explore
the community's history, its literature and dialect, topography and
cuisine, and the difficult negotiation of trauma and memory. In
shedding new light on this now-fragmented culture and society, this
collection commemorates and celebrates vital elements of Libyan
Jewish heritage and encourages a lively intergenerational exchange
among the many Jews of Libyan origin worldwide.
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