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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: History of Jews in Uganda & Their Sukkot Experience
Description: A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Gershom SizomuThe event was co-sponsored by BMH-BJAbout the Event: Rabbi Sizomu will speak about the origins of Abayudaya, the challenges occasioned by the dictatorial reign of President Iddi Amin Dada, antisemitism, and living as a minority in a country that is predominantly Christian and Muslim. About the Speaker: Rabbi Gershom Sizomu is a Be’chol Lashon Rabbinic Fellow and the spiritual leader of the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda. Gershom is the current leader of the 100-year-old Abayudaya community of al...