ICAR Event - Contested Histories & Disembodied Voices: How to Speak Of the Arab Jew

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Contested Histories & Disembodied Voices:
How to Speak Of the Arab Jew

A Lecture Presented by David Shasha, a major
progressive intellectual leader who writes on subjects
ranging over Sephardic Jewish identity, history,
culture and politics.

Graphic - Star of David with Arabic Writing

“The term Arab Jew is one that is at the very foundation of the contestation of the history of Jews who once
lived in the Arab world.

Zionism has sought to negate the whole of the Diaspora Jewish history.
The Jews who lived in the Middle East, outside the orbit of Europe and its Modernity, have been viewed as primitives and as lacking in refinement and culture.

In addition, these Arab Jews, pejoratively known in Israel as Mizrahim –
Orientals, represent an uncomfortable link to the current enemies of the Jewish state…”

View the Event Video on blip.tv:

Part 1: http://blip.tv/file/1963489

Part 2: http://blip.tv/file/1963472

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
7:00 pm
Truland Building, Room 555
George Mason University, Arlington Campus

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Contested Histories & Disembodied Voices: How to Speak Of the Arab Jew A Lecture Presented by David Shasha, a major progressive intellectual leader who writes on subjects ranging over Sephardic Jewish identity, history, culture and politics. “The term Arab Jew is one that is at the very foundation of the contestation of the history of Jews who once lived in the Arab world. Zionism has sought to negate the whole of the Diaspora Jewish history. The Jews who lived in the Middle East, outside the orbit of Europe and its Modernity, have been viewed as primitives and as lacking in refinement and culture. In addition, these Arab Jews, pejoratively known in Israel as Mizrahim – Orientals, represent an uncomfortable link to the current enemies of the Jewish state…” View the Event Video on blip.tv: Part 1: http://blip.tv/file/1963489 Part 2: http://blip.tv/file/1963472 Thursday, March 26th, 2009 7:00 pm Truland Building, Room 555 George Mason University, Arlington Campus ICAR Events ICAR Event Archives ICAR Alumni Events ICAR Career Services Events Directions and Parking Information		About ICAR Student Information Prospective Students Faculty and Staff Alumni Career Services Academic Programs Library ICAR In The News Events Technology Resources Point Of View Center ICAR Publications Center for World Religions, Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution