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A program of the year-long series, «2,000 Years of Jewish Life in Morocco: An Epic Journey», presented Under the High Patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, and made possible through the generous support of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 6:30pm
Peter Geffen, on annual travels to Morocco with college students and teachers, has encountered a growing collection of remarkable stories of Muslim-Jewish co-existence. In small villages across Morocco one encounters a relationship still vibrant, even in the total absence of Jews for the past 50 years. This evening will include video interviews with Berbers who still fondly remember their Jewish neighbors; go into the villages of Arazane, Telouine and Telouet for a first hand visit to the old mellah, its synagogues and the warm and gracious people who make it all come alive. College student alumni of the KIVUNIM program will join Peter and Raphael David Elmaleh, the only Jewish guide in the Arab world and co-founder of the Museum of Moroccan Jewry in Casablanca, for this very special evening.
Tickets: $12 General Admission/$8 for ASF members. RSVP requested: 212.294.8350 x0; or info@americansephardifederation.org
Location: At the Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th St. NYC
