A Journey to Hidden Jewish Communities Around the World
Anu – Museum of the Jewish People is launching a new series of meetings that will expose the public to the lesser-known facets of the Jewish people: autonomous communities that have received little institutional attention, groups returning to Judaism after generations of disconnection and oblivion, and Christian communities that have chosen a conscious path of joining the Jewish people, without prior connection to Judaism.
Among the communities to be featured: The Kaifeng Jews in China – who the Chinese distinguished from Muslims due to their avoidance of eating the sciatic nerve (Gid Hanasheh); the Red Anusim (Marranos) in the Soviet Union – whose identity was erased under the Communist regime; the Russian Subbotniks – who adopted Jewish customs in the eighteenth century; the Bnei Menashe from India and Myanmar – who claim descent from the biblical Tribe of Manasseh; and communities from Uganda, Italy, and Peru – who turned towards Judaism in the last century.
The meetings will take place bi-weekly, edited by the head of the museum's Information Databases Division, Hagar Doron, and moderated by Dr. Ofir Haivry, head of the Center for the Study of Scattered Israel at Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in Jerusalem, and anthropologist and documentary filmmaker, Dr. Malka Shabbati. It is possible to attend the entire series or individual meetings.
The series includes five meetings on Sundays at 7:00 PM.
For those interested, a 45-minute tour of the museum, tailored to the content of the meeting, will take place before each session at 6:00 PM.
Cost of a full series ticket: 300 ILS
Cost of a single meeting ticket: 70 ILS
January 4th to March 15th at Anu – Museum of the Jewish People, 15 Klausner St., Tel Aviv
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