Intolerance is inclined to censor, and censorship promotes ignorance of the arguments of others and thus intolerance itself: a rigid, vicious circle that is hard to break. Primo Levi, The Drowned and the Saved
Robert Chira, Rivercross Publishing Inc., 2002 The author continues his investigation of the immigration of Jews from Aleppo, Syria, with stories of how some of the members of the Dweek and Chira families arrived in the United States, and how…
Victor Perera, University of a California Press, 1996 Tracing the dramatic lives, through 500 years, of the old and distinguished Sephardic Jewish family from whom he is descended, Perera brilliantly recreates the history not only of his own people but…
Yeshiva University Museum, 1992 Monumental catalog on the historical, spiritual, intellectual and material-cultural aspects of Sephardic Jewry. Introduction by Sylvia A. Herskowitz. Seven essays, including “The Majesty of Minhag: The Sanctity of Custom in Spanish and Portuguese Synagogues” (Solomon Gaon), “Manuscripts…
Michel Emile Bensadon, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013 This memoir of coming of age in Morocco in the 1950s is also the memoir of a lost nation. The author's childhood coincides with the end of the idyllic Sephardic culture that…
Sara Y. Aharon, Decalogue Books, 2011 This engaging, innovative book brings to life the history of Afghan Jewry—from its earliest roots to the 21st century. Spanning from the community’s origins—which many Afghan Jews trace to biblical times—to the development of…
Edited by Moshe Lazar, Labyrinthos Publishing, 1999 The first comprehensive reader of Ladino literature, covering a wide range of texts from the 15th to the early decades of the 20th century, most of them originally written or printed in Ladino…
Yosef Hayim. YERUSHALMI, 1971 This is a pioneering study that traces the remarkable career of the seventeenth-century Marrano physician and Jewish apologist, Isaac Cardoso. Born in Portugal in 1604, Cardoso was raised and educated in Spain, where he lived for…
Houman M. Sarshar, I.B. Tauris Publishing, 2014 Living continuously in Iran for over 2700 years, Jews have played an integral role in the history of the country. Frequently understood as a passive minority group, and often marginalized by the Zoroastrian…
David Corcos, Cambridge University Press, 1976 The Jews of Morocco under the Marinids.—The Jews of Morocco and their mellahs.—Reflections on Judeo-North African onomastics.—Some aspects of Jewish society in old Morocco.—[The nature of the Almohad rulers' attitude toward the Jews.—The Jews…
Jacques Sardas, Thebes Press, 2017 An inspiring story of finding hope in frightening times, of exodus and determination, and of timeless questions shared among generations “When my grandson Jake was around fifteen years old, he and I decided to share…
