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Further reading

More sources of information about the Abayudaya and their history

Books
Books

by Michael Twaddle. Ohio University Press, 1993.

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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.

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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.  

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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.  

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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.  

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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.

Scholarly Articles
Websites

​​For more information, call Rabbi Leila Gal Berner:

+1-703-371-3017

EIN: 81-1721571

Send donations by check to: 

Ezra Uganda Assistance Donations 

6910 Staunton Ave, Richmond, VA 23226

United States

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