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Book SynopsisThis book explores the history of North African Jews, detailing the Islamic conquest of 698 and life under French colonization from 1830 to 1962, and explaining the effects of these rules on the Jewish population.
Trade ReviewWhile the study of East European Jews has produced whole libraries, other major communities such as the Jewish community of North Africa, have been in a state of neglect. As those "worlds" slip into their final dusk, it is a great service to future generations that their "story," too, shall be preserved. Dr. Carlen's work is a true asset to scholars or own-interest readers in many related fields. -- Leo Davis, Ph.D., professor emeritus and senior scholar, York University, Toronto
Dr. Carlen casts a penetrating light on an under-illuminated part of Jewish history: the Jews of the Maghreb. Her ambitious work spans more than two millennia of Jewish settlement and communal life. She brings this poignant story to us with exquisite clarity and intensity. -- Mordechai Ben-Dat, editor, The Canadian Jewish News
…So little has been written about these communities, which put their own stamp on Arab civilization, that a stand-up scholarly history researched from primary sources is most welcome. Dr. Carlen's conclusions will impress many observers. -- Edward Shorter, Ph.D., professor of history, University of Toronto
Dr. Carlen has provided a well-researched, readable and always interesting, if ultimately disheartening, study. -- Sid Eisen, university professor emeritus, formerly dean of the Faculty of Arts, York University, Toronto
The threefold division of Sarah Taieb- Carlen’s book The Jews of North Africa reflects three major periods of North African history....This is a basic introduction to a subject which the author considers a neglected area of study. * Jewish Book World *
