The Forgotten Refugees

A film about the mass exodus of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa in the 20th century

Produced by The David Project and Isra TV, The Forgotten Refugees explores the history, culture, and exodus of Middle Eastern and North African Jewish communities in the second half of the 20th century. Using extensive testimony of the former refugees from Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Iraq, and Morocco the film recounts the stories that nearly one million individuals have carried with them for so long. The Forgotten Refugees weaves personal accounts with dramatic archival footage of rescue missions, historic images of immigration and resettlement, and analyses by contemporary scholars to tell the story of how and why the Jewish population in Arab countries declined from approximately 850,000 in 1948 to several thousand today.

The Forgotten Refugees has raised awareness about this important period of Jewish and world history; an issue which has been largely ignored in the media, world politics, and educational programs. The film has been screened at over twenty international film festivals, a dozen of television stations, conferences, and numerous synagogues, churches and universities around the world. It won the award for Best Documentary at the 2007 Marbella International Film Festival and the Best Feature Documentary Award at the 2006 Warsaw Jewish Film Festival.

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