Movie Available March 1: The Forgotten Refugees, by The David Project

[Ian David]

A film about the mass exodus of Jews from Arab countries and Iran in the 20th century

Buried beneath the headlines of the Middle East conflict is the nearly forgotten story of the region’s indigenous Jewish communities. In 1945, up to one million Jews lived in the Middle East outside of the Palestine Mandate. Within a few years, only a few thousand remained.

The Forgotten Refugees explores the history and destruction of Middle Eastern Jewish communities, some of which had existed for over 2,500 years. It chronicles the impact of the Arab Muslim conquest, the development of Judeo-Arab culture, and the modern rise of Arab nationalism that drove out hundreds of thousands of Jews from their homes and communities. This destruction is a significant loss for the Jewish people and for the Middle East.

Featuring testimony from Jews who fled Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Morocco and Iran, the film explores the rich heritage and destruction of the Middle East’s age-old Jewish communities. Personal stories of refugees are interspersed with dramatic archival footage, including the mission to rescue Yemenite Jews.

The film represents a unique approach to educating the public about an integral but little known aspect of Middle East history.

To learn more about this campaign and to explore Jewish history in the Middle East and North Africa, visit www.theforgottenrefugees.com

Individual copies of The Forgotten Refugees will be available for purchase as of March 1, 2006 for $24.95 (plus $5.00 shipping and handling).

To screen the film in your community or for more information, contact Rafi Finegold at [email protected] or [phone], ext. 16

Produced by The David Project & IsraTV
www.TheForgottenRefugees.com

[Colorado Blue]

1. Thanks for posting this.

I don't suppose we could get special clearance to post this in I/P, where more folks, some of whom are sorely in need of this information, could see it?