{"title":"Jael Silliman","description":"\u003cp\u003eJael Silliman’s works offer insightful explorations into cultural identity and history, blending rich narrative with scholarly research. Readers can expect thoughtful perspectives that illuminate the intersections of heritage, memory, and community across diverse contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in education and reference, her books provide a compelling blend of portraiture and cultural analysis, inviting readers to deepen their understanding of complex social and historical landscapes. \u003cem\u003eJewish Portraits\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIndian Frames\u003c\/em\u003e exemplify her nuanced approach to storytelling and documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jewish-portraits-indian-frames-by-jael-silliman-9780857429919","title":"Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReveals the forgotten history of Baghdadi Jews’ journey into India through the stories of four generations of Jewish women.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn invaluable cultural document shaped from personal experience, \u003ci\u003eJewish Portraits, Indian Frames\u003c\/i\u003e explores the fascinating social and cultural history of Baghdadi Jewish women in Calcutta, India. Through the lives of her foremothers over four generations, Jael Silliman discovers how they \"dwelled in travelling\" despite being widely dispersed across Asia, which created a moving geography of Baghdadi Jewish culture. She shows us how they negotiated multiple identities, including that of emergent Indian nationalism, and how they perceived and shaped their Jewishness and gender in response to changing cultural and political contexts. She also traces the trajectory of a Jewish presence in one of the most hospitable cities of the diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese rich family portraits convey a sense of the singular roles women played in building and sustaining a complex diaspora in what Silliman calls \"Jewish Asia\" over the past 150 years. Her sketches of the everyday lives of her foremothers—including the food they ate and the clothes they wore—bring to life a community and a culture, even as they disclose the unexpected and subtle complexities of the colonial encounter as experienced by Jewish women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow back in print and featuring a new preface by the author, \u003ci\u003eJewish Portraits, Indian Frames\u003c\/i\u003e will be a vital resource for those interested in Jewish histories as well as women’s studies and will prove to be a fascinating narrative for a general readership as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431382892780,"sku":"9780857429919","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780857429919.jpg?v=1774557978"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jael-silliman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}