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Masterclass with Dr. Lipika Pelham (Volkswagen Momentum Fellow, Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures): “Deforming and Reforming Identity: Indian-Baghdadi Jewish Resurgence in a Diaspora of Hope”
It was British colonialism that initially drove Baghdadi Jews to move eastwards from Iraq and the wider Mediterranean basin. In India and several Far Eastern satellite spots the community collectively came to be known as ‘Baghdadi’. Their settlement from the … Continued
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Public Lecture with Dr. Lipika Pelham (Volkswagen Momentum Fellow, Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures): “The Vamp of Baghdad: Jewish actresses shaping Indian cinema’s Golden Age”
Seidlvilla Nikolaiplatz 1B, Munich, Bavaria, GermanyDr Lipika Pelham’s research explores the history of Baghdadi Jewish communities in India, examining an intriguing chapter in this diaspora story. As part of her ongoing project, “From Babylon to Kolkata: Jews of the Near East United by Exile,” this … Continued
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Conference “The Materiality of Jewish-Arabic Relations”, 19-21 January 2026
Veterinärstr. 1 Munich, GermanyThe Unit for Judaic Studies at the Institute for the Near and Middle East (LMU Munich) is pleased to announce the concluding conference of the project Beyond Conflict and Coexistence: An Entangled History of Jewish-Arab Relations (Munich, Halle, Heidelberg 2022–2026). … Continued
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Workshop “Jewish Literature under Muslim Rule: Textual Transformations and Inter-Religious Encounters”
Munich Munich, GermanyThe workshop is a cooperation between the Simon Dubnow Institute, Leipzig, and the Unit of Judaic Studies/ Munich Research Centre of Jewish Arabic Cultures at the University of Munich.
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