Bibliograph

My father's paradise, a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq, Ariel Sabar

Type

Label

My father's paradise, a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq, Ariel Sabar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-332)

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

My father's paradise

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

226356853

Responsibility statement

Ariel Sabar

Sub title

a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq

Summary

My Father's Paradise is Ariel Sabar's quest to reconcile present and past. As Ariel's father, Yona, travels with him to today's postwar Iraq to find what's left of Yona's birthplace, Ariel brings to life the ancient town of Zakho, telling his family's story and discovering his own role in this sweeping saga. What he finds in the Sephardic Jews' millennia-long survival in Islamic lands is an improbable story of tolerance and hope

Table Of Contents

A note on method -- Introduction -- Zakho -- Israel -- Aramaic -- Yale -- Father and son -- The return -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Selected bibliography

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