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The Last Jews of Libya, 50 minutes, 2007 (Ref:
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The Last Jews of Libya
documents the final decades of a centuries-old
Sephardic Jewish community through the lives of the
remarkable Roumani family. Thirty-six thousand Jews
lived in Libya at the end of World War II, but not a
single one remains today. A tale of war, cultural
dislocation, and one family's ultimate perseverance,
this film traces the story of the Roumanis of
Benghazi, Libya from Turkish Ottoman rule through
the age of Mussolini and Hitler to the final
destruction and dispersal of Libya's Jews in the
face of Arab nationalism. Based on the recently
discovered memoirs of the family's matriarch, Elise
Roumani, as well as interviews in English, Hebrew,
Italian, and Arabic with several generations of the
Roumani family and a trove of rare archival film and
photographs, it is an unforgettable tale. The Last
Jews of Libya is the story of an ancient community
transformed by modern European culture, buffeted by
Fascism and Arab nationalism, and ultimately saved
through the strength of its Jewish tradition and
faith. |
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