An edition of My father's paradise (2008)
My father's paradise
a son's search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq
By Ariel Sabar
Publish Date
2008
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Language
eng
Pages
351
Description:
My Father's Paradise is Ariel Sabar's quest to reconcile present and past. As Ariel's father, Yona, travels with him to today's postwar Iraq to find what's left of Yona's birthplace, Ariel brings to life the ancient town of Zakho, telling his family's story and discovering his own role in this sweeping saga. What he finds in the Sephardic Jews' millennia-long survival in Islamic lands is an improbable story of tolerance and hope.
subjects: Kurdish Jews, Jews, iraq, Jews, united states, Jews, biography, Jews, middle east, New York Times reviewed
People: Ariel Sabar, Yona Sabar
Places: Zākhū, United States, Israel, Iraq