Echoes of the Holocaust: Jewish Experiences in North Africa
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In this event in our Echoes of the Holocaust series, the Jewish Education Program of Facing History and Ourselves will host a conversation with Professor Noam Stillman about the experiences of North African Jews before World War II and the impacts of the Holocaust on Jewish communities of Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. In addition to illuminating these marginalized narratives, the discussion will explore the importance of bringing new academic research on this subject to middle and high school audiences, as well as how integrating this history can have a positive impact on decision-making in the world today.
Noam (Norman) A. Stillman is Schusterman/Josey Professor Emeritus at the University of Oklahoma. He is chair of the Academic Council of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) and he is a leading scholar of Jews in the Islamic world. His books include The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book and The Jews of Arab Lands in Modern Times, among others. He currently lives in Israel and teaches at the Hebrew University.
This workshop is brought to you by the Facing History and Ourselves Echoes of the Holocaust series, a communal conversation focusing on the voices of contemporary scholars, writers, and artists as they reflect on the relationship between Holocaust history and the present.
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