the jews of djerba: photographs by keren tzionah friedman, february-april 1987
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Postcard invitation to an exhibition of the Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California, and a related public programThe Jews of Djerba: Photographs by Keren Tzionah FriedmanSunday, February, 15 1987 - Sunday, April, 26 1987These thirty-six illuminating images by photographer Keren Friedman evoke daily life in the ancient and still thriving Jewish communities of the island of Djerba, Tunisia. Accompanying the photographs are costumes and ceremonial objects gathered by folklore scholar Friedman, who spent a year living among the Jewish villagers on Djerba. The Last Arab Jews: The Community of Djerba, Tunisia. Lecture by Professor Lucette Valensi, EHESS (Paris)The Second Annual John S. Sills Memorial LectureSunday February 15, 1987 02:00 PM to 04:00 PMProfessor Lucette Valensi of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris), and the University of California at Berkeley, is a world-renowned authority on the history of North Africa and the Middle East. Her published books include Jewish Memories, The Last Arab Jews, Tunisian Paesants in the 18th and 19th Century, and On the Eve of Colonialism. The John S. Sills Memorial Lecture was instituted in 1986 in memory of distinguished community leader John S. Sills by his widow, Louise Sills, to enable the Museum to bring leading scholars to the Bay Area public.TRANSCRIPT
