商品簡介
Scattered Among the Nations captures vibrant photographs and stories of the world’s most isolated Jewish communities, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Former Soviet Union and the margins of Europe.
Sixteen chapters featuring photographs and stories of the world’s most isolated Jewish communities, from:
The hills of northeastern India, on the border of Myanmar
Sub-Saharan Africa, in Ghana, on the border of Ivory Coast
The last Jewish villages in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Jungle Jews at the heart of the Amazon
Marranos coming out of hiding in Portugal and Mexico
Jewish gauchos and ostrich barons, in the Argentine pampas and the South African veld
...and many more.
作者簡介
Bryan Schwartz, an Oakland, California-based civil rights attorney, conceived Scattered Among the Nations in the spring of 1999, visiting Jews in 30 countries and over 100 towns and villages on five continents. Bryan led the effort to create Scattered Among the Nations, Inc. (www.scatteredamongthenations.org), a nonprofit organization educating about Jewish diversity and assisting isolated Jewish communities in gaining the recognition and resources to meet their needs.
Jay Sand, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a musician, educator, writer, and world traveler who has been documenting isolated Jewish communities since the 1990s. After years of presenting multimedia “Jews of Africa” presentations, in 2009, he founded All Around This World (www.allaroundthisworld.com), a global music and world cultures program for young children and their grown-ups.
Sandy Carter is a Bellingham, Washington photojournalist who previously co-authored the book,Women in Medicine: A Celebration of Their Work. She has photographed numerous documentary projects which have appeared in exhibitions and publications worldwide.
