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The Flying Camel: And Other Essays by Women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage (Live Girls)

by Loolwa Khazzoom

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Publisher Comments:

Many of us have stereotypes of what “Jewish” looks like—and for many of us that image is white and European. Yet, with the blossoming Jewish multiculturalism movement, led by the dynamic Loolwa Khazzoom, the myth of a “monolithic Jewish community” is about to be debunked. Focusing on the experiences of Jewish women of two rich and varied regions, The Flying Camel reveals the hidden worlds of Jewish women often misunderstood or maligned by both the cultures in which they live and the European-Jewish community. Stories include one woman and her family’s flight from persecution in Libya, a writer’s exploration of the category “Arab Jew,” and a lightskinned, Moroccan-born woman trying to “pass” in order to gain acceptance among European Jews in Tehran.

Synopsis:

Focusing on the experiences of Jewish women of two rich and varied regions, these essays reveal hidden worlds often misunderstood or maligned by both the cultures in which they live and the European-Jewish community.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781580050951
Subtitle:
And Other Essays by Women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage
Editor:
Khazzoom, Loolwa
Editor:
Khazzoom, Loolwa
Foreword:
Nahai, Gina
Publisher:
Seal Press (CA)
Location:
New York
Subject:
Judaism - General
Subject:
Jewish women
Subject:
Women's Studies - General
Subject:
RELIGION / Judaism/General
Series:
Live Girls
Series Volume:
no. 279
Publication Date:
November 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
825x550

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