ASF presents: ROUTES OF EXILE, A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey

Join acclaimed director Eugene Rosow for a screening of ROUTES OF EXILE: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey. This fascinating award winning film tells the amazing story of Jewish Moroccans who have lived through  some of the most dramatic periods in human history;  from their existence among indigenous North African Berbers, through surviving under the Islamic conquest, the expulsion from Spain, European colonization, the creation of the State of Israel, and struggles to retain their unique identity in the modern world as well as the struggles for peace in the Middle East. 
 
Remarkable archival footage takes viewers on a rare journey into the intense communal and deeply religious Jewish-life towns, rural areas and teeming cities of the past. 
 
The distinctive joys and troubles that have shaped the Moroccan Jewish experience are universally shared with all peoples who have been uprooted from their spiritual and geographical homelands.

This evening is part of a year-long series of programs, 2000 Years of Jewish Life in Morocco made possible through the generous support of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation