From Exile to Embrace: The Exodus of Jews from Arab Lands
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Join AJU Open for a personal exploration of the Arab Jewish experience, as Jacqueline Semha Gmach shares her journey from birth in Tunis, Tunisia, to resettlement in San Diego. This class will delve into key moments of Arab Jewish history and culture, touching on Jackie’s life in North Africa, encounters with antisemitism in Europe, and how Jewish communities across Israel, France, and the U.S. responded to the 850,000 Jewish Arab refugees.
Jacqueline Semha Gmach has spent a lifetime committed to the furtherance of Jewish culture. A native of Tunisia, Mrs. Gmach initiated the Middle East North Africa USC Shoah Foundation Institute New Collection, and most recently started the WE ARE THE TREE OF LIFE© initiative and an educational tool whose mission is to present the arts and culture that were created during the Holocaust. She is the author of the book, From Bomboloni to Bagel: A Story of Two Worlds and the forthcoming novel The Antiphonary of Love: The Call of The Scroll.
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