The Forgotten Refugees
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Directed by | Michael Grynszpan |
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Running time | 49 minutes |
Country | Israel |
Language | English |
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Jewish exodus from the Muslim world |
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Background |
Antisemitism in the Arab world |
Exodus by country |
Remembrance |
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The Forgotten Refugees is a 2005
Summary
The documentary explores the history, culture, and
Interviewees
Personalities interviewed in the film include:
- Irwin Cotler, Canadian member of parliament and international human rights lawyer
- Mordechai Ben-Porat, Iraqi Jew and facilitator of the mass emigration of Iraqi Jews between 1949 and 1951
- JIMENA(Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa)
- Raphael Israeli, Moroccan Jew and Israeli academic
- Linda Abdul Aziz Menuhin - an Iraqi Jew who is also the subject of the 2013 documentary Shadow in Baghdad.[3]
Releases
Shown at multiple Jewish film festivals in the US and worldwide and on public television networks,
In 2012, the rights to the film were acquired by
Recognition
Reception
Reviewing the film for the Judaism quarterly, Alanna Cooper remarked that it provides an striking contrast between Jews who see themselves as refugees and identify as Arab, and those who have fully assimilated into the Israeli nation.[4]
Awards and nominations
The Forgotten Refugees won the "Best Documentary Film" at the 2007
In 2006, the film won "Best Featured Documentary" at the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival.[9]
See also
- Jewish exodus from Arab lands
- Islam and antisemitism
- Arabs and antisemitism
References
- jWeekly.
- ^ "The Jewish Channel's Forgotten Refugees page". Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Suskind, Alex (January 7, 2014). "Jewish refugees from Arab lands slowly gain recognition". The Times of Israel.
- ^ a b Cooper, Alanna E. "The 'Forgotten Refugees' Remembered in Film". Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought. 55 (Summer-Fall 2006). American Jewish Congress. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ Benaim, Rachel (November 22, 2013). "UN Jewish refugees panel aims 'to rectify history'". The Times of Israel.
- Israel National News.
- ^ "Forgotten Refugees Film". JIMENA. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Awards 2007". marbellafilmfestival.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, since 2003". wjff.pl. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2016.