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...growing up in Cairo, Joseph Abdel Wahed, an Egyptian Jew, would read graffiti in the streets that said, “The Jews are the dogs of the Arabs.” In high school, his best friend once said to him, “one day, all the Jews will have their necks cut.” Despite this anti-Semitism, he never imagined that his home would be anywhere but Egypt. Then, following Gamel Abdel Nasser’s rise to power, Wahed’s entire community was uprooted. A 1956 proclamation signed by the Egyptian Minister...
...years the ossuary sat in obscurity. Jews in Jerusalem in the hundred years before and after Jesus' birth practiced secondary burial--the transfer of bones of the deceased from a first grave into a container that was then deposited in the family burial cave. Archaeologists have unearthed thousands of such boxes, ranging from ornately carved and painted chests to utilitarian containers devoid of any inscription. The James ossuary fell somewhere in the middle. Its owner says he was familiar with its inscription but, as a Jew, was unaware that the names were special. One day last spring he invited Lemaire...
...Iyer, Sen's humanism emerges in the empathetic way she explores an array of starkly different characters. In the extensive scenes on the bus, there is an old Muslim couple, a pair of newlyweds, a mother with her handicapped son, college kids on their summer break, a Jew and two Sikhs, who together represent a kind of mini-India. Sen uses the reactions of each character to the violence unfolding around them as a mirror that reflects the clashing attitudes Indians hold toward one another. Her attention to detail is one of her great strengths, and the film skillfully captures...
...being what it is, it’s natural that they’re slightly concerned for my safety. But it’s an honor and I think they view it as such.” His family’s support is important. Cohen is an observant Jew, and he often participates in ROTC training activities that violate the Sabbath. He says, “I end up having to make a lot of choices. I hope they’re the right choices. Well, they are the right choices for me and my family...
...Only when I can say, ‘I’m a Jew, and I believe in one God,’ will there be peace,” concluded Wahed to a roomful of applause...