From Local to Global: Modern North African Judeo-Arabic Journalism

Jewish journalism thrived in the Jewish communities of North Africa from the second half of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. I will discuss the evolution of Jewish journalism during this period, the languages which they employed, their cultural setting, and the breadth and scope of their content. Speaker: Professor Ofra Tirosh-Becker, Visiting Professor, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University, Bialik Chair in Hebrew Language Professor at the Department of Hebrew Language and at the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem