Emanuela Trevisan Semi

From Heritage to the Construction of a Collective Memory of the Moroccan Jewish Diaspora

In the works of Moroccan Jewish writers, authors, philosophers, and filmmakers, aspects are presented that illustrate a sense of double- or pluri-belonging, both to an abandoned homeland and to a new country of immigration; be it Israel, the mythical dreamt-of homeland; or, be it a foreign adopted country, devoid of any mythical connotations. Jews, originating…

Taamrat Emmanuel An Ethiopian Jewish Intellectual, Between Colonized and Colonizers

Mémoire et représentations des juifs au Maroc : Les voisins absents de Meknès

Emanuela Trevisan Semi

Emanuela Trevisan Semi is a professor of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice (Italy), where she lives. She has published many books and articles related to the Karaites, Jews of Ethiopia, Judaising processes in the contemporary world, and issues related to the memory of Jews from Morocco. Her works have been published in English, French, and Italian.