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Friday, August 10 • 09:00 - 10:00
Who are Bukharian Jews? An interactive discussion on the Bukharian Jewish culture, heritage and life cycle events

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We will explore important parts of Bukharian Jewish culture, the Bukharian language (also known as Judeo-Tajik or Bukhori), life cycle events and traditional clothing. We will look at fascinating artifacts and traditional clothing from the Bukharian Jewish Heritage Museum and talk about their importance and the differences that they have from the local community in Uzbekistan.
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Manashe Khaimov

Manashe is a fourth generation community organizer and informal Jewish educator. Manashe was born in a city along the Silk Road, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where his ancestors lived for over 2000 years, which makes Manashe’s Jewish identity simultaneously Bukharian, Sephardic, Mizrahi... Read More →

Friday August 10, 2018 09:00 - 10:00 SAST
Zonnebloem (Room 1)
  Arts & Culture/Experiential