CHRONICLES: DOCUMENTING SUB-SAHARAN JEWRY: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe (hard cover)
| Author: | Brettschneider, Marla Sussman, Bonita | |
| Year: | 2024 | |
| Pages: | 268 | |
| ISBN: | 1-4955-1287-8 978-1-4955-1287-2 | |
| Price: | $199.95 + shipping | |
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Chronicles: Documenting Sub-Saharan Jewry is a book of primary sources. It is a resource book for scholars, historians, anthropologists, and phenomenologists. It is a source book for students of religion, African studies, Judaism and worldwide history, and anyone interested in current Jewish and world affairs.
Chronicles is the latest in a Collection of books published by the Edwin Mellen Press. It is the third in a trilogy—with African Jews Describe their Lives and Shema, Jewish Voices Across Africa—which were developed by these editors and published earlier.
Chronicles is a snapshot of the realia of Jewish development of Sub-Saharan Jewry, particularly in the last
two decades. It documents the vitality, and the growth of that development. It also documents the role Kulanu has played together with these communities in developing this new phenomenon in Sub-Saharan African history.
Chronicles is a testament to the richness of Jewish diversity.
Chronicles is the latest in a Collection of books published by the Edwin Mellen Press. It is the third in a trilogy—with African Jews Describe their Lives and Shema, Jewish Voices Across Africa—which were developed by these editors and published earlier.
Chronicles is a snapshot of the realia of Jewish development of Sub-Saharan Jewry, particularly in the last
two decades. It documents the vitality, and the growth of that development. It also documents the role Kulanu has played together with these communities in developing this new phenomenon in Sub-Saharan African history.
Chronicles is a testament to the richness of Jewish diversity.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: 7 October 2023
Introduction
Notes of Support from Sub-Saharan African Jewish Communities
Curated by: Rabbi Gerald Sussman and Bonita Nathan Sussman
Rabbi Capers Funnye: Reflections
Letter of Support from the Addis Ababa Jewish Community, Ethiopia to the Israeli Embassy
Chapter 2: Is There Antisemitism in Africa? 2024
Chapter 3: The Sub-Saharan Jewish Alliance (SAJA)
One Year Reunion: December 2023 Transcription
Draft: SAJA Constitution
Minutes: Second SAJA Board Meeting
Minutes: Halachah and Observance Working Group
Sub-Saharan African Judaism Survey: Summary Findings
Chapter 4: Côte d’Ivoire
Declaration of Support for Israel from the Jewish Communities of Côte D’Ivoire, 1 November 2023
Reply from the Israeli Ambassador in Abidjan to Juifs CIV Pour Israel Regarding 7 October Support Rony Yedidia Clein
Chapter 5: Ethiopia
Chapter 6: Ghana
Chapter 7: Madagascar
Chapter 8: Uganda
Chapter 9: She'alot and Teshuvot: 2016-2024
Chapter 10: Nigeria
Chapter 11: Conversion Matters in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 12: Sub-Saharan African Jewish Social Media Project 2024
Appendixes:
African Jewish Voices: 2024 A New Dawn Volume 1
Additional Web and Organizational Resources
Selected Bibliography About the Editors Endorsements
Map of Africa
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: 7 October 2023
Introduction
Notes of Support from Sub-Saharan African Jewish Communities
Curated by: Rabbi Gerald Sussman and Bonita Nathan Sussman
Rabbi Capers Funnye: Reflections
Letter of Support from the Addis Ababa Jewish Community, Ethiopia to the Israeli Embassy
Chapter 2: Is There Antisemitism in Africa? 2024
Chapter 3: The Sub-Saharan Jewish Alliance (SAJA)
One Year Reunion: December 2023 Transcription
Draft: SAJA Constitution
Minutes: Second SAJA Board Meeting
Minutes: Halachah and Observance Working Group
Sub-Saharan African Judaism Survey: Summary Findings
Chapter 4: Côte d’Ivoire
Declaration of Support for Israel from the Jewish Communities of Côte D’Ivoire, 1 November 2023
Reply from the Israeli Ambassador in Abidjan to Juifs CIV Pour Israel Regarding 7 October Support Rony Yedidia Clein
Chapter 5: Ethiopia
Chapter 6: Ghana
Chapter 7: Madagascar
Chapter 8: Uganda
Chapter 9: She'alot and Teshuvot: 2016-2024
Chapter 10: Nigeria
Chapter 11: Conversion Matters in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 12: Sub-Saharan African Jewish Social Media Project 2024
Appendixes:
African Jewish Voices: 2024 A New Dawn Volume 1
Additional Web and Organizational Resources
Selected Bibliography About the Editors Endorsements
Map of Africa
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