An edition of My father's paradise: a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq (2008)

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

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An edition of My father's paradise: a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq (2008)

My father's paradise

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

1st ed.

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.5 (2 ratings) ·
  • 6 Want to read
  • 2 Have read

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.

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Language
English
Pages
332

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Subjects

Kurdish Jews, Jews, iraq, Jews, united states, Jews, biography, Jews, middle east, New York Times reviewed

People

Ariel Sabar, Yona Sabar

Places

Zākhū, United States, Israel, Iraq

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My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past
2009, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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My father's paradise: a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq
2008, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
in English - 1st ed.
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Cover of: My father's paradise
My father's paradise: a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq
2008, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
in English - 1st ed.
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: My Father's Paradise
My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
2008, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
in English
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Table of Contents

A note on method
Introduction
Zakho
Israel
Aramaic
Yale
Father and son
The return
Conclusion
Paradise lost
Ice-blended mocha
Saba's music
Acknowledgements.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Chapel Hill, N.C

Classifications

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DS135.K8S23 2008, DS135.K8 S23 2008

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Pagination
332 p.
Number of pages
332

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OL20964262M
ISBN 10
1565124901
ISBN 13
9781565124905
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2008024811
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226356853
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5365142
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