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Rediscovering India’s Jews

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Sadia Shepard was raised a Muslim, so she was surprised to learn that her grandmother had actually been born Jewish as a member of India’s small Bene Israel community of Jews. In her new book, The Girl from Foreign, she writes about her journey to India to learn more about her grandmother’s life, the history of the Bene Israel, and her own intertwined cultural heritage.

Event:
Sadia Shepard will be speaking and signing books
Thursday Aug. 7 at 7:00 pm
at the Tribeca Barnes & Noble
97 Warren St.


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  • [1] RC from queens August 07, 2008 - 01:13PM

    India is the only or one of the few countries in the world where Jews were not persecuted. Hindu kings gave land for them to build synagogues. The Isrealis know this, that is why their students like coming to India and trekking in India. Israel generally publicly has said nice things about India, but India could not for years due to their internal politics.


  • [2] Carry Burner from Soho August 07, 2008 - 01:14PM

    Typical of Lenny's show and NPR. Why such a high percentage of Jewish topics?


  • [3] Sally B from UES August 07, 2008 - 01:18PM

    Uh... just because she has a Jewish grandmother this is "fascinating"? This is just pathetic. What about her other grandparents?


  • [4] Phoebe from NJ August 07, 2008 - 01:22PM

    Sally - if you found you had a grandparent from *wherever* and decided to look into their history, wouldn't you be fascinated were they Jewish, Chilean, Macedonian or other?

    Carry - I'm not Jewish, but certainly don't detect a high proportion of Jewish topics on NPR.
  • [5] jean fasano from mendham, nj 07945 August 07, 2008 - 01:36PM

    Fascinating interview by a master.


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