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DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR: Leslie Jen is a very well-respected authority on Canadian architecture and has been working on this book for five years. There are few people with the depth of knowledge of the contemporary scene that she brings to the project. She has lots of media contacts and will be able to get attention for the book from all the best places.SUPERB CROSS-SECTION: The book covers the most important and interesting firms from coast to coast, representing many different architectural languages, regions, and building types. It focuses strongly on the importance of regional vernaculars and how they interconnect to create a national architectural language.STUNNING VISUALS: Any great architecture book has to have fantastic photography, and this book fulfills that need, with beautiful exterior and interior shots, as well as drawings. Every page offers eye-candy for the design lover, and Naomi MacDougall's book design is contemporary and fresh.FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE: This book captures the Canadian architecture as it is developing in the country right now. It's about currently active firms and practitioners, their challenges, solutions, and aesthetics.
Puppeteers have enthralled audiences for millennia with their unique charm, not just telling stories but enacting history, sharing knowledge, and preserving culture. In this dazzling and immersive volume based on the 2019 exhibition Shadows, Strings and Other Things (UBC Museum of Anthropology), puppets from all corners of the globe are resplendent in striking photographs that illustrate texts from ten scholars and puppeteers. Bodies of Enchantment highlights still-vital traditional puppetry practices, as well as examples of modern adaptations of the form: translucent leather shadow puppets depict ancient Indian epics in modern-day Indonesia; Taiwan¿s long-running Pili glove puppetry show thrives in the digital era; and Indigenous filmmaker Amanda Strong uses stop-motion animation to create entrancing new realms. Bodies of Enchantment: Puppets from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas features over 150 full-color images, and chapters by nine additional contributors: Anthony Alan Shelton revels at the alluring uncanniness of puppets; Annie Katsura Rollins explores Chinese shadow puppetry; Sutrisno Setya Hartana introduces us to Indonesian wayang; Jo Ann Cavallo unpacks the archetypes of Sicilian opera dei pupi; Mary Jo Arnoldi encounters the Sogobò masquerade in Malí; Izabela Brochado shows the continued vibrancy of mamulengo in Brazil; Kathy Foley and Catherine Ries uncover the significance of clothing in Javanese wayang golak cepak; and Jill Baird shares the history of puppetry at the Museum of Anthropology.
Moving Still: Performative Photography in India explores themes of migration, gender, religion and national identity through the lens of modern and contemporary photography in India. While exploring the early beginnings of photography in India with works from Ram Singh II and Umrao Singh Sher-Gil, the primary focus of this publication is the lens-based practices of contemporary artists such as Naveen Kishore, Atul Bhalla, Tejal Shah, Vivan Sundaram, Sunil Gupta, Anita Dube and Pushpamala N. Artists rooted in the diversity of cultures and multiplicity within the country, while at the same time engaged in a global dialogue. The publication will include profiles on each of the participating artists, a timeline on the history of performative photography compiled by Critical Collective, as well as feature essays by Diana Freundl, Associate Curator, Asian Art at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and Gayatri Sinha, art critic and curator, that together expand on the historical importance and relevance of photography as an artistic medium in India as well as the development of performative photography.
Whitehorse traces the storied past of Yukon’s capital city, from its origins in ancient aboriginal camps through the epic changes of the Klondike Gold Rush, the building of the Alaska Highway, and the settlement of First Nations land claims. Set amidst rolling mountains on the edge of the Yukon River’s swift green waters, the city today blends aboriginal traditions with the tastes, music, and cultures of people from around the world. Yukon authors Helene Dobrowolsky and Linda Johnson headed up a talented team of writers and researchers to create this portrait of a legendary place. From its early days, Whitehorse was Yukon’s transportation hub, linking the Pacific with trails, then rails, then the elegant sternwheelers that steamed downriver to Dawson City until highways and air travel took their place. The town hosted a dazzling parade of people over the centuries, many of whom appear in these pages: hunters, traders, gold-seekers, soldiers, miners, ships’ captains, entrepreneurs, dog-mushers, storytellers, sports icons, politicians, community builders, adventurers, and artists. Filled with lively writing, colorful anecdotes, and an impressive array of contemporary and archival photos, Whitehorse celebrates the history of a very special place.
LEADING INNOVATOR: Burrows was a leader in the art scene in Vancouver beginning in the late 1950s when he arrived from Ontario. He has traveled the world and worked in London and Tokyo where he ran two private art galleries for several years. He was seen as one of the most influential leaders of the group of artists that came of age in the 1960s in the Vancouver art scene. This is the first book-length examination of his distinguished career.WIDE-RANGING: Burrows' work ranges from painting and sculpture to large conceptual works. He is also an engaging writer and the book includes some of his own essays BEAUTIFUL BOOK: The design of the book is sure to get the attention of awards committees -- it is beautifully detailed and a pleasure to look at
Gathie Falk is one of Canada's most heralded visual artists: she has won the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts, and the Gershon Iskowitz Prize; she has been honoured with the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada; and her work is featured in major galleries across the country. From performance works involving eggs and bird feathers, to paintings of flower beds and night skies, to celebrated sculptures of fruit, men's shoes, and dresses, Falk's chronicles of the everyday span more than four decades and a variety of media.Apples etc. is Gathie Falk's memoir, a lively, personal, and yet unsentimental reflection on nearly ninety years of art and life. Falk tells of growing up in small Mennonite communities in the 1930s and '40s. These were hard years, as her Russian immigrant father died just ten months after she was born. While the family struggled financially, Falk recalls cabbage rolls made by hand, a backyard skating rink, and music lessons paid for by an anonymous donor. Her apprenticeship, she says, was a long one. After working a series of menial jobs, she trained as a public school teacher, which led her back to the art classes she'd given up as a child. It has now been fifty years since Falk's art career was launched, and her "veneration of the ordinary" has sustained her through the deaths of beloved friends and relatives, a short-lived marriage, broken bones, and debilitating pain. Interweaving stories about her community, her family, and her daily rituals with anecdotes about her major artworks, Falk paints a portrait of a life well lived.
BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS: George Paginton's work is accessible and beautiful, in the tradition of Canada's iGroup of Seven with whom he was associated (though not a member). People will be surprised that an artist of such skill has not received recognition. This exhibition and book seeks to raise his profile.SUPERB PACKAGE: This book will be designed by Naomi MacDougall who designed the award-nominated Beau Dick: Revolutionary Spirit.
Gordon Ramsay calls it the best restaurant in Canada. The chefs at Araxi Restaurant and Oyster Bar call it a celebration of where they live. In this follow-up to their James Beardnominated cookbook, award-winning chef James Walt and his team share 80 classic recipes from Araxi’s dining room and signature Longtable events, all adapted for delicious home cooking.
For more than 100 years, Vancouver has been home to a vibrant and thriving Cantonese opera scene. As a performance art carried out by transient troupes, it is an ephemeral medium that rarely leaves a trace in the historic records. However, an extraordinary treasure trove of early 20th-century Cantonese opera costumes, props, and stage dressings made its way to the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC. In the first book-length study of this little known collection, April Liu retraces the arduous journeys of early Cantonese opera troupes who began arriving along the west coast of North America during the mid-19th century. A close examination of the costumes and props reveal the moving songs, stories, performances, and ritual practices of early Chinese migrant communities who struggled to make a home in a foreign and often hostile land.
What is the essence of Italian cuisine? If you ask CinCin’s Chef Andrew Richardson, he’ll tell you it is cooking in rhythm with the seasons and allowing fresh, local ingredients to shine. CinCin: Wood-fired Italian Cucina showcases the restaurant’s signature wood-oven cooking techniques and Chef Richardson’s inspiring use of the finest West Coast and Italian ingredients.
Sticky Pictures examines and celebrates the evolving work of Montreal-based artist Janet Werner. In her paintings, Werner builds a constellation of spatial and figurative explorations drawn from fashion magazines and art history to create collage-like composite figures that slip easily between articulations of beauty, gender, psychology and emotion. Werner's painterly operations are both unsettling and seductive, revealing the conditions of perception and looking as passageways to understanding the intensity of the world at hand. Werner's unique combination of abstraction, fictional portraiture, and the rich history of painting are explored in Sticky Pictures through texts by art and media historians, as well as an interview with the artist.Janet Werner’s work has been featured in international solo exhibitions from New York to Los Angeles and as far away as Cape Town. Her work was included in the Prague Biennale in 2003 and is featured in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée d’art contemporain in Montreal, The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Canadian Embassy in Berlin, the University of Lethbridge, Owens Art Gallery in Sackville, the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts in San Francisco, and numerous private and corporate collections. Werner lives and works in Montreal.
Thanks to year-round warm weather, charming historical architecture, ethnic diversity, and friendly locals, San Antonio is a vibrant and emerging culinary haven that has risen beyond its reputation for spicy stews and corn tortillas.From family-run taquerias and next-level smokehouses to trailblazing chef-led bistros and heavyweight fine-dining restaurants, discover the city’s best food, drink, and culture all in one place. San Antonio Cooks introduces home cooks to more than 80 signature recipes from some of the city’s best chefs and restaurants. Southern cornbread? Check. Slow-braised brisket with white cheddar grits? Check. A refreshing watermelon and elderflower sorbet? You bet. Whether it’s Mexican street corn, beef shank barbacoa, Asian dumplings, or chocolate banana cream pie you’re after, San Antonio Cooks features diverse recipes that will satisfy every craving.This cookbook may place San Antonio on a culinary map, but it only confirms what locals have known all along: eating in San Antonio has never been better.
An ode to the medium of black-and-white street photography and a record of the enormity of life’s understated moments.Synchronicity showcases Fabrice Strippoli’s unique eye for capturing the remarkable in life’s most unremarkable moments. Strippoli’s lens work and his expertly crafted darkroom techniques transform these moments—from the seemingly mundane to the downright ordinary—into evocatively nostalgic pieces that invite comparison to mid-century masters of street photography like Robert Frank, Walker Evans, and Garry Winogrand. Combined with words by Juno winner Ron Sexsmith and New York Times bestselling author Justin Kingsley, Synchronicity is an ode to the medium of black-and-white street photography and a record of the enormity of life’s understated moments.
A tribute to the Canadian North, a meditation on artistic creation, and a window onto the ideological musings of Canadaâ¿s greatest Structurist artist. In celebration of his 100th birthday, Eli Bornstein, in collaboration with author and curator Roald Nasgaard, has published a stunning work of personal reflection on a most transformative time in his life and career. Eli Bornstein: Arctic Journals, 1986 and 1987 is a tribute to the Canadian North, a meditation on artistic creation, and a window onto the ideological musings of Canadaâ¿s greatest Structurist artist. Devoid of the mythologizing other artists have given their writing on the North, Bornsteinâ¿s journals are introspective, insightful, and sometimes funny. Comprised of personal journal entries from two northern trips he took with photographer Hans Dommaschâ¿along with watercolour studies, Structurist reliefs, and a personal collection of poemsâ¿Bornsteinâ¿s work is a vital reminder of our outsized influence over the natural world and an invitation to recognize our need for nature in our life and in our art. Bornstein's publication is the culmination of a lifeâ¿s work on reconciling himself with nature and the understanding our very existence.
Axiom Business Book Award 2023 Bronze Co-Medalist, Leadership CategoryFinalist for the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year â¿ Career (Adult Nonfiction)Â The Emotionally Strong Leader offers those leading our workplaces, organizations, and institutions an opportunity to transform their leadership and their lives by learning to harness the power contained in recognizing and understanding their feelings. For leaders, managing their emotions and leading with a strong mind and a kind heart while using a set of clear, simple, and tested skills and strategies will enable them to connect more authentically and communicate more effectively with their colleagues and teams. This kind of connection and communication creates an environment of trust and belonging that will spur engagement, spike curiosity, and engender fraternity in the workplace. How does one get there? By leading with emotional intelligence. Unfortunately, too many leaders choose another path; one that eschews their emotions and those of their employees as bothersome and unimportant to the task at hand. This limited and damaging viewpoint tends to make people feel as though they are simply task-managing machines and not the terrific and complex individuals full of energy, passion, and unlimited potential that they are. What we need are leaders who understand themselves from the inside out, who know why they do what they do, and who use the information their feelings provide to help them make informed, rational decisionsâ¿especially when the stakes are high. We need leaders who express humility, engage in genuine and caring conversations with the people they lead, and who arenâ¿t afraid to admit when they make a mistake. We need executives who are both emotional and strong. Author Carolyn Sternâ¿s six-step self-coaching modelâ¿adapted from emotional intelligence courses sheâ¿s developed for major universities and corporations across North Americaâ¿is backed by decades of field experience and top science on emotions and behavior. Sternâ¿s model is the tool leaders need to uncover their barriers to growth and change, set personal goals, and tap into their motivation. It will give them the means and drive to manage the hurdles life throws at them, dramatically impacting their performance, results, and happiness. Simply put, The Emotionally Strong Leader will turn the way readers think about leading on its head.
An engaging and sumptuously designed examination of the influence and impact of Buddhism on art in North America from the post-war period to the present.In Buddhist teaching, the concept of being in the present moment refers to a practice of living mindfully with full awareness of the world, including an awareness of the consequences of one’s actions. It is a state of active presence combined with profound peace and joyful appreciation, each cumulatively embracing the potential of the eternal now.In the Present Moment: Buddhism, Contemporary Art and Social Practice explores how artists have variously grappled with the concept of being in the present moment by using their art practice to explore this deceptively complex concept and to give that inquiry aesthetic form. Tracing a history of the intersection of Buddhist thought and artistic production in North America (United States and Canada) from the mid-20th century to the present, In the Present Moment draws on the extensive collections at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria along with leading research and, for many artists, lifelong investigations into the relationship between art, life, and Buddhist practice to explore how Buddhist ideas and philosophy have played an important and often underappreciated role in the development of contemporary art.
Knowledge Within: Treasures of the Northwest Coast looks into seventeen of the numerous sites in the Pacific Northwest region with major collections of Northwest Coast Indigenous material culture, bringing attention to a wide range of approaches to caring for and exhibiting such treasures. Each chapter is written by one or more people who work or worked in the organization they write about. Each chapter takes a different approach to the invitation to reflect upon their institution: some narrate a history of the institution, some focus on particular pieces in the collection, and some consider the significance of the work currently being done for the present and future. They do more than fill in the gaps and background of an already existing discussion. They show that these are places and moments in a much longer story, still ongoing, with many characters—individuals, institutions, communities, artworks, treasures—on different, although often parallel or intersecting, journeys.
Gathie Falk: Revelations, published on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition curated by Sarah Milroy, investigates the career of a legendary Canadian artist.Now in her nineties, Gathie Falk was born in 1928 in Brandon, Manitoba, settling finally in Vancouver, where she established herself as one of Canada’s most visionary and experimental artists. Flying horses, rows of potted conifers festooned with blossoms and ribbons, floating cabbages, piles of glossy apples, gentlemen’s brogues presented in reliquary style, expanses of water, or burgeoning flower beds exploding with color—these have been the manifestations of Falk’s rampant imagination as she has explored the disciplines of painting, ceramic, performance art and installation over the span of a half century. In all her works, effulgence and order are held in a dynamic tension as she works through her generative themes and variations.A trailblazer on all fronts, she has brought a rich sensibility to bear on her observations of the everyday, perceptions often tinged with the surreal and the uncanny. From her fruit piles to the landmark performances of her early career, to her extended pursuit of themes with variations in her painting practice —expanses of water dazzling with light, riotous flower borders set against cement sidewalks, night skies pierced by starlight or obscured by clouds—she finds the wondrous in the routine world around her, pursuing her work with a modesty and diligence that reflects her Russian Mennonite heritage.The publication includes an introduction by McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy, lead essay by Vancouver curator and writer Daina Augaitis (who examines her performance and installation works in a national and international context), and a host of other artists and writers, rising to the occasion of this career-spanning survey. This catalogue summarizes an extraordinary career, with full page images of her artworks and rarely seen archival photos of the artist’s studio, performance works, and Falk herself.For more than sixty years, Falk has generated work of extraordinary thematic integrity and material invention. This publication will illuminate those connections across disciplines, while also tracing the artist’s journey from youth to old age—from the lushness of the fruit piles, with their sensuous surfaces and dazzling colors, to the sepulchral hush of the night skies.
Over six decades of brilliant prints and paintings from the most prominent Northwest Coast artist of his generation. Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, a BC & Yukon Book PrizeSince leaving Haida Gwaii to study art in Vancouver-where he carved argillite with Bill Reid in a department store and hand-sold prints on the UBC campus-Guud sans glans, Robert Davidson has moved between two worlds. As a host of Potlatches, carver of masks and totem poles, and performer and teacher of traditional Haida songs and dances, he has been one of the driving forces in the resurgence of Haida culture in the aftermath of colonization. As an artist working in serigraphs, acrylic, wood, silver, and aluminum to preserve and breathe new life into Haida formline, he has become among the most respected, celebrated, and thrilling artists in the country, if not the world. Echoes of the Supernatural is the first publication in over forty years to offer a comprehensive visual retrospective of his astonishing career. It includes new photography of over 150 prints, as well as images of over fifty paintings; numerous painted woven hats, painted and carved sculptures, jewellery, aluminum sculpture; and dozens of archival photos. His long-time gallerist Gary Wyatt, who worked closely with Davidson in shaping the book and received full access to his archives, details the artist's life and career, and offers insights on the work based on extensive new interviews. A foreword by Karen Duffek situates the contours of Davidson's practice within the broader Northwest Coast art world.
What got us here will not get us there. The context in which we now live, trade, and work in the 21st century has little in common with that of Frederick Taylor or Henry Ford. What is revered as leadership today is often nothing more than a destructive set of obsolete behaviors that harm individuals and societies, and that must be reinvented. Dare to Un-Lead explores the opportunities we have to collectively transform leadership from a top-down hierarchical hegemony to one that is based on empowering people to lead together through the concepts of liberty, equality and community. Change agent Celine Schillinger combines her personal experience in working with others to enact digital-enabled, people-focused collective work practices with a deep analysis of leadership-studied through multiple lenses and timely sources of knowledge-to provide readers with original insights into why these practices work. The result is a series of evidence-based pathways for reinventing collective performance across organizations in a post-pandemic world. From large corporations to small businesses, the lessons learned in this landmark book, implemented individually and collectively over time, will make our workplaces more equal, our jobs more gratifying, and our economies more profitable. And that will make the world a better place.
Rise Up is a call to action for business leaders across the globe to look within, accept that they are not great, understand their motivation to be great, and to put a plan in place to become great. Through decades of firsthand experience and a deep knowledge of the best science on the subject, leadership experts Ali Grovue and Mike Watson have identified six habits that all resilient leaders have developed. These habits foster trust, drive engagement, and create ownership and accountability. It is only in the act of enabling individuals and teams to be the best versions of themselves in pursuit of noble goals that a leader will truly be great. Through a mix of introspective personal stories and accounts of real resilient leadership in action, readers will navigate each of the six habits and come away with an understanding of how to enact them in their own unique experiences. The six habits of resilient leaders are: Inquisitiveness: Be present, ask questions, and listen deliberately. Optimism: Optimism allows good things to happen. Trust: Mutual trust is essential. If your team does not trust you, you cannot succeed. Discipline: Establish direction, outline consequences, then act in a disciplined manner. Courage: Follow your convictions. Defining moments will arise when your values conflict with others. Humility: One person cannot do the job alone. Only together, as collaborators, can you achieve great results. Resilient leadership starts with you. Your behavior is the most important factor in determining your organizations ability to be resilient. Choose to rise up!
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 TASTE CANADA AWARDSFINALIST IN THE CANADIAN BOOK CLUB AWARDSAWARDED THIRD PRIZE IN THE REFERENCE CATEGORY AT THE 2022 ALCUIN AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BOOK DESIGNALWAYS NUT AND ALLERGEN FREE: Ice cream for all.Ice cream really does make everything better. Compiled with love by the team at The Merry Dairy, Great Scoops features a cheerful collection of 80 easy, custard-style and vegan ice creams and delectable desserts. From hibiscus & passion fruit and bourbon black cherry to triple chocolate and caramel popcorn, this exciting new cookbook also includes recipes for signature sauces, toppings, and baked goods (say hello to chocolate chip cookies and meringue kisses). Best of all, the ice creams are nut-free, sesame-free, (and some even gluten-free). What can we say? This is good mood food at its best.And for those who are new to ice cream making, have no fear: the book includes a chapter covering everything there is to know about making both dairy and vegan ice creams and frozen desserts at home. Great Scoops is a captivating cookbook about artisanal ice cream, the people who craft it and the community that loves them for it. The delightful selection of classic and whimsical flavors reminds us that delicious homemade ice creams can be made year-round and, more importantly, that you’re never too old (and it’s never too cold) to enjoy a heartfelt scoop.
The Modern Table, by acclaimed chef and author Kim Kushner, presents kosher cuisine in a fresh, contemporary light. Jam-packed with 75 simple and delicious recipes, entertaining ideas, and menu inspirations, this beautiful cookbook is designed to make every get-together memorable?whether it's a casual midweek dinner or a full-on Shabbat feast. It includes quick and healthy dishes for busy lifestyles, such as Honeydew with Sea Salt and Lime-Poppy Seed Drizzle, or Leek and Butternut Squash Soup. Fresh, vibrant salads like Grilled Peaches, Burrata, and Mint highlight seasonal offerings, while a delectable Slow-Cooked Lollipop Short Ribs rivals your favorite restaurant dishes. Recipes such as Spicy Green Tahini, Za'atar Cauliflower Steaks, and The Orange Blossom Chiffon Cake with Rose Petals celebrate Kim's Moroccan and Ashkenazi-Canadian heritage. Also featured are table setting ideas, informal and formal menus, simple floral inspirations, and culinary gifts.The Modern Table is an elegant collection of delicious, fresh, seasonal, beautiful recipes that also happen to be kosher. It is the culmination of ideas inspired by years of gathering to form connections around the table.
Leading to Greatness is a hands-on how-to leadership development program designed to guide leaders to self and organizational excellence. By applying five core leadership principles top-level executives will be primed to take their organizations and teams into the future. Principle 1: Define a crystal-clear understanding of values and purpose-and never deviate. Principle 2: Recognize core strengths and align them with passion. Principle 3: Identify and engage the right people and get them in the right seats; no leader excels at everything. Principle 4: Learn to manage energy-not time-to become fully engaged in life (and thus, leadership). Principle 5: Develop a consistent inner discipline to achieve exceptional results. Author Jim Reid combines his decades of top-level leadership and coaching experience with the best research and science available to deliver to leaders a practical and actionable plan that when consistently applied in one's life becomes a transformative experience. Part guidebook, part workbook and part work study, Leading to Greatness delivers proof of concept of Reid's program through detailed case studies from level-5 leaders across North America. The stunning results speak for themselves. If you are looking to take your performance-and the performance of your team-to the next level, look no further. Leading to Greatness is your ultimate tool for exceptional results and sustained success.
EXPERT AUTHOR: Kambolis brings years of clinical experience working with women who are struggling with anxiety, and also includes her own personal story, her struggles with anxiety, and her methods for overcoming it.PRACTICAL GUIDE: Each chapter ends with a series of exercises or meditations that take from 3 to 10 minutes, thus combining theory and practice. For a women suffering from anxiety this book offers immediate ways to relieve it and the tools to understand what is causing it.BUDDHIST INFLUENCED: The author has long been a practitioner of Buddhist meditation and her deep understanding of those practices provides a basis for her treatments of anxiety that will appeal to people of all backgrounds.SCIENCE-BASED: The methods outlined by the author are backed up in dozens of clinical psychology studies and neurology research (footnoted in the book), and the information is written in a highly accessible and easy style. It's an accessible and engaging read. In March 2021 she complete her PhD in Mind/Body medicineENDORSEMENTS: The author will be getting and endorsement on the book from New York Times bestselling author Dr. Shefali Tsabary, who in term is endorsed by Oprah. This is a big get.
In the years following the founding of the State of Israel, close to a million Jews became refugees fleeing their ancestral homelands in the Middle East, North Africa, and Iran. State-sanctioned discrimination, violence, and political unrest brought an abrupt end to these once vibrant communities, scattering their members to the four corners of the earth. Their stories are mostly untold.Sephardi Voices: The Forgotten Exodus of the Arab Jews is a window into the experiences of these communities and their stories of survival. Through gripping first-hand accounts and stunning portrait and documentary photography, we hear on-the-ground stories of pogroms in Libya and Egypt, the burning of synagogues in Syria, the terrible Farhud in Iraq, families escaping via the great airlifts of the Magic Carpet and Operations Ezra and Nehemiah, husbands smuggled in carpets into Iran in search of wives. The authors also provide crucial historical background for these events, as well as updates on the lives of some of these Sephardi Jews who have gone on to rebuild fortunes in London and New York, write novels, and win Nobel Prizes. Sephardi Voices is at once a wide-ranging and intimate story of a large-scale catastrophe and a portrait of the vulnerability of the passage of time.
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