12/20/2007 - 7:00pm

Location:
Ahavath Achim Sephardic Congregation
Ahavath Achim
3225 SW Barbur Blvd.
Portland, OR 97239

Class Description:
Since Jewish traders settled in the Land of the Berbers more than 2,000 years ago, Moroccan Jewry has had a unique culture, mingling Jewish and North African influences. It also constitutes one of the most successful models of political and religious coexistence in the Islamic world. “Routes of Exile” traces the history of this branch of Jewry—from the first "Berber Jews" to the vast migration and new tensions set off by the creation of the State of Israel. The film takes a particularly probing look at the most recent stage of the journey—social and political changes in Israel, the struggle for identity in France and Canada and the increasing isolation of the remnant that remains behind in Morocco. Light refreshments will follow with group discussion led by speakers Yossi Malka and Schmuel Eden.

*This is a free class.