The Sally & Ralph Duchin Memorial Campus Lecture Series
Rahel Musleah
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The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies presents the Sally & Ralph Duchin Memorial Campus Lecture Series with a virtual tour of India!
Namaste and Shalom: A Virtual Tour of Jewish India
India's Jewish heritage is a rich cultural and historical saga that stretches from biblical times until today. Join us for a virtual tour will explore each of India's Jewish communities by virtually visiting significant Jewish sites in Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), and Cochin.
The virtual tour will be led by Rahel Musleah. Born in India, Rahel is an award-winning journalist, as well as an author, performer and educator based in New York. She forms part of the seventh generation of a Jewish family from Calcutta that traces its roots to seventeenth-century Baghdad.
Rahel's multifaceted visual, musical, and narrative presentations offer a rare and intimate view of a rich culture that is little-known in east and west alike.
Please RSVP on Zoom to attend.
The Presenter, Rahel Musleah:
Through the vivid prism of her family's story, Rahel Musleah introduces audiences to the distinctive heritage of the Jews of India and Iraq. The seventh generation of a Calcutta family, she traces her roots to 17th-century Baghdad. Her multifaceted visual, song and story presentations offer a rare and intimate view of a rich culture little-known to most.