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FORGOTTEN REFUGEES presented by AJC SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2006
FORGOTTEN REFUGEES
11:00 AM
Executive Producer/Filmmaker and Director: Ralph Avi Goldwasser and Michael Grynszpan
Country/Year: USA/Israel, 2005
Language: English (occasional Hebrew subtitles)
Running Time: 47 min.
Format: BetaSP
THE FORGOTTEN REFUGEES explores the history and destruction of Middle Eastern Jewish communities, some of which had existed for over 2,500 years. Employing extensive testimony of survivors from Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Iraq, the film recounts the stories "of joy and of suffering" that nearly a million individuals have carried with them for so long. Segments on the contributions of Middle Eastern Jews to politics, business and music, testify to the enormously rich cultures which fleeing Jews left behind. The film weaves personal stories with dramatic archival footage of rescue missions, historic images of exodus and resettlement, and analysis by contemporary scholars, to tell the story of how and why the Arab world's Jewish population declined from one million in 1945 to several thousand today.
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LocationMuseum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
2700 24th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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