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Exodus or Expulsion: Reconstructing the past of the Jews of Egypt in the 20th Century; Liat Maggid Alon Israel Institute Visiting Scholar

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Program in Jewish Culture and Society
Location
608 S. Wright, Urbana, Room 109A English
Date
Dec 9, 2019   12:00 pm  
Contact
Dara Goldman
E-Mail
jewishculture@illinois.edu
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Israel Institute Visiting Scholar, Liat Maggid Alon, will present a work in progress based on her extensive research on the history of Jews in Egypt.

Liat Maggid Alon is an Israel Institute Visiting Scholar in the Program in Jewish Culture & Society and the Department of History during the 2019-2020 academic year. Maggid Alon is a historian of the modern Middle East with expertise in women, gender, and family, especially the Jewish community of Egypt. Maggid Alon earned a Ph.D. from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

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