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Jews in Burma

6 April 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Tuesday 6 April, 7:30 pm UK time/ 11:30 am PT/ 2:30 ET/8:30 pm Europe/ 9:30 pm Israel

Did you know that Baghdadi Jews from India first began settling in Burma (Myanmar) in the 19th century? The community went into decline after WWII.

Writer and academic Dr Saul Zadka met the remaining Jews of Burma, and toured the Musmeah Yeshua synagogue and the Jewish cemetery, where he found the graves of relatives.

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  • Date: 6 April 2021
  • Time:
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm