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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Shelomo Alfassa at 917-606-8262
NEW
YORK, NY (September 20, 2010) An exhibition
entitled: "Looking Back: Jewish
Life in Morocco," will have its
Opening Program and Reception on October 14,
2010 at the Center
for Jewish History in New York City.
Produced by the American
Sephardi Federation, the exhibition
will focus on the history of the Jewish people
and Jewish life, as it once was in Morocco
The
event will launch a year-long series of programs
on "2,000 Years of Jewish Life
in Morocco: An Epic Journey"
including an international Symposium, a concert,
and individual lectures.
David
Dangoor, ASF President said, "The American
Sephardi Federation aims to promote cross-cultural
understanding and highlight the diversity
and international scope of the Sephardic Jewish
heritage. The ASF is delighted to present
this series of multidisciplinary events that
will celebrate the patrimony and legacy of
Jewish culture in Morocco."
Jews
have lived in what is today Morocco since
at least the period of the Phoenicians in
550 (BCE). There, over a period of several
thousand years, Jewish communities lived among,
and were influenced by, various peoples including
the Berbers, the Spanish, the Arabs and the
French. This exhibition will provide an overview
demonstrating the presence and flourishing
of Jews in the ancient and modern Kingdom
of Morocco.
The
exhibition will be presented through the implementation
of artistically designed textual displays,
documents, pull quotes, non-photo images (e.g.
lithographs and engravings), historic photos,
captions, replications of historic documents,
and other visuals which demonstrate the life
of the Jews living throughout this North African
country.
On
this night, Dr. Norman A. Stillman, the Schusterman-Josey
Professor and Chair of Judaic History
at the University of Oklahoma, will present
the keynote address.
"This
exhibition, part of the ASF's year-long program,
will enlighten the visitor on the beautiful
history and culture of the Jews of Morocco,"
said Shelomo Alfassa, the exhibition's curator.
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