Further reading
More sources of information about the Abayudaya and their history
Books
by Michael Twaddle. Ohio University Press, 1993.
The history of colonial Uganda through the life story of Semei Kakungulu, the founder of the Abayudaya
by Arye Oded. East African Educational Publishers, 1995.
A comparative study of Ugandan Judaism and Ugandan Islam by a long-time Israeli diplomat and scholar of African Studies
by Richard Sobol and Jeffrey A. Summit. Abbeville Press Publishers, 2002.
A history of the Abayudaya (with full-color photos and a CD of Abayudaya music) as documented by an experienced photojournalist
by Menachem Kuchar. Hadar Rimon Gallery, 2017.
A history and travelogue account of one man's encounter with the Abayudaya throughout Uganda, as told through his photographs
by Karen Primack, ed. Ktav Publishing House, 1998.
Tales of obscure Jewish communities around the world, including the Ababyudaya of Uganda
Scholarly Articles
by Arye Oded in the Journal of Religion in Africa, 1974, Volume 6, pp. 167-186
by Michael Twaddle in the journal History in Africa, 1985, Volume 12, pp 325-333.
Websites
by Irwin M. Berg at Kulanu. 1995.
(archived) by Henry Lubega at New Vision. 2002.
(archived) A talk given by JJ Keki at the JCC of Greater Washington. 2001.
(archived) by Enosh K. Mainah Ben Abraham at KCholmim. 2006.
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