📚 Bibliography of Middle Eastern Jewish History

A Plea for Aid in The Damascus Affair, The Jews of Arab Lands, The Dawn of Modern Times, Pages 393-399.
Aleppan Jewry in the Eighteenth Century, The Jews of Arab Lands, The Long Twilight, Pages 316-321.
Berto Farhi, Pourquoi Nasser ne nous a pas gardés, Libération 28 & 29 Août 1999, Cahier de Vacances
Celui Qui Fit Échec À Napoléon, Hayim Moallem Farhi, Notre Voie, 8 Juillet 1934, Paris 5ième.
Ch. L. Meryon, Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope (London, 1846, 2 Vols)
D. Beth Hillel, Unknown Jews in Unknown Lands; The Travel of Rabbi David D'Beth Hillel 1824-1832, W.J. Fischel. ed. (New York, 1973)
Brigid Keenan: Damascus (2001), a book on the historical houses of 18th and 19th Century Damascus including photos of the Farhi, Lisbona and Stambouli houses. In English at Thames & Hudson Ltd., London, in French at Éditions Place de la Victoire, Paris.
El-Shams, Quotidien de langue Arabe, Obituaire du Dr Hillel Farhi
Eliav Shochetman, New Sources for the case of the estate of Hayim Farhi "The Prince", The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, private documents to be published.
Eretz-Israel under Ottoman Rule, 2d ed (Jerusalem, 196) pp.319-322 and 339-34 (Heb).
Estori ha-Farhi, Caftor va-Perach, Le Premier Explorateur de la Terre Sainte au treizième siècle, Troisième Édition, Jerusalem 1897.
Figures Oubliées: Haim Moallem Farhi Qui Gouverna la Palestine, un quotidien d'Égypte, non daté.
F. Lebrecht, Der gewaltsame Tod des syrischen Minister Chajim Farchi in Magazin für die Literatur des Auslandes (1850) pp 461-3, 503-4.
Farhi, The Jewish Encyclopedia, pp 343-344
Ginette Sakal Dayan, A Camel Load of Onions, Sakal Millennium Family Reunion, August 2000.
Dr. Hillel Farhi Published Books:
Dr. Hillel Farhi Unpublished Books:
Hayyim J. Cohen, Farhi, Encyclopedia Judaica 6:1, 1811, 1183
In Memoriam, Hommage à Joseph David Farhi, Publié par Abraham Elmaleh, Édité par la famille Farhi. Jerusalem, Mai 1948
J. Schwarz, Descriptive Geography of Palestine (n.p. 1850)
J. Wilson, The Land of the Bible (Edinburgh, 1847, 2 Vols), vol II, pp 341. "Lands of the Bible -- Visited and Described (Extensive Journey Undertaken with Special Reference to the Promotion of Biblical Research and the Advancement of the Cause of Philanthropy" by John Wilson, D.D., F.R.S.
J.M.A. Scholtz, Reise in die Gegend zwischen Alexandrien und Paraetonium ... (Leipzig 1822)
Jonathan Frankel, The Damascus Affair, Ritual Murder, Politics, and the Jews in 1840, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Joseph Hamid Mouawad: L'image d'un Juif (Haim Farhi) d'après deux chroniques chrétiennes arabes du XIX siècle, Actes du 4e Congrès International D'études Arabes Chrétiennes, Cambridge Septembre 1992. Parole de l'Orient Vol XVIII, 1993 Université Saint Esprit, OLM, Kaslik, Liban.
Julie D. Bouchain, Auf-und Abstieg der Familie Farhi 1740-1995, Ein Beispiel für den Niedergang des syrischen Judentums, University of Hamburg, 1996.
L'Aurore, Journal d'Information Juives, Vendredi 30 Août 1940, Obituaire du Dr Hillél Farhi
L. Damoiseau, Voyage en Syrie (Paris, 1833)
L. Loewe, ed, Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore (Chicago, 1890), Vol II pp 353-58
French Translation by Rémi Hakim
Another similar document written in English is called The Remarkable History of Pharchi.
L.A. Frankl, Nach Jerusalem (Leipzig, 1856, 2 Vols)
Lucien Gubbay, Origins, pages 6 to 9, The Scribe, Journal of Babylonian Jewry, November 1990, The Exilarch's Foundation, London. Published as a book, Chroniclers, 1989
Lucien Gubbay, The Sephardim, Published by Carnell, London
Lucien Gubbay, Sunlight & Shadow-The Jewish Experience of Islam, 2000, Sephardi Center, London
M. Franco, Histoire des Israélites de l'Empire Ottoman, 1897, pp 130-131.
M. Franco, Histoire des Israélites de l'Empire Ottoman, 1897 (295 pages)
Maurice Fargeon, Médecins et Avocats Juifs au Service de l'Égypte, Le Caire, Imprimerie Lencioni, 1939.
Najwa el Qattan, The Syrian Land in the 18th and 19th Century. Doctoral Dissertation published in The Middle Eastern Studies, 1992
Nissim Elnecave, "Hijos de Ibero-Franconia", by; ediciones "La Luz" Buenos Aires, Argent. 1981, pages 554, 563 & 681. (references to Haim & his brother Raphael and Eliezer Farhi of Tunis)
Pages d'Histoires Oubliées: Haim Farhi El Moallem, un quotidien d'Égypte, 5 Mars 1928
Photocopy of a book, pp. 36, 222-224, 256-261, 267
Sherman Lieber, Mystic and Missionary of the Jews in Palestine 1799-1840, Printed Salt Lake City, University Press 1992, p 20-23, 60-61, 132-134. (references to Haim Farhi & his brothers)
Saul Mezan, "Les Juifs Espagnols en Bulgarie, Histoire, Statistique Ethnographie" published in 1925.
Dr Saul Mezan, Les Juifs Espagnols de Bulgarie, 1925 Sofia Imprimerie Amishpat, page 100
Svi Kargilia, The Jewish Community in Palestine during Egyptian Rule (1831-1840), Tel Aviv University & The Ministry of Defense Publishing House, 1990 (reference to Isaac Farhi Treasurer of Jerusalem).
The Jewish Community of Tiberias in the Early Nineteenth Century, The Jews of Arab Lands, The Dawn of Modern Times, Pages 337-339.
Thomas Philipp, The Farhi Family and The Changing Position of Jews in Syria, 1750-1860, The Middle Eastern Studies, pp 37-52
Thomas Philipp, The Syrians in Egypt, 1725-1975, Berliner Islamstudien (1985), Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden, Stuttgart, pp 27-30,34,65.
Thomas Philipp, ACRE. The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian City, 1730-1831, Columbia University Press in New York, 2002
The Price of Akko, by Raphael Sackville, An Historical Novel about Haim "El Muallim" Farhi
The History of Jews in Singapore 1830-1945, a personal account by Eze Nathan, 1986 Herbilu editorial and Marketing Services, Singapore
Vicky Tamir: Bulgaria and her Jews: The history of a Dubious Symbiosis, Shepler Harmon Press NY,NY, pp 111,129,140,89,102,175,179,108.
Yaron Harel: 'In Ships of Fire to the West', The Jews of Syria during the Years of Ottoman Reform 1840-1880. (In Hebrew: Bisfinot shel Esh la'Ma'arav: Temurot beYahadut Suria biTkufat haReformot ha'Othmaniot 1840-1880) the Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History, Jerusalem, 2003.
Avigdor Levy. "The Structure of the Jewish Community", The Jews of the Ottoman Empire, Darwin Press, Princeton, 1994, pp. 42-70.
Alon Hilu, Death of a Monk, The Damascus Affair of 1840 (a fictional account of what might have happened, in Hebrew), 250 pages, Xargol Books, Israel. Summary, Book cover. Note of the Webmaster: Alon states that he is a novelist and he narrates what could have happened and not necessarily what has historically occurred.
Y. Harel, The Books of Aleppo – The Rabbinic Literature of the Scholars of Aleppo, Ben Zvi Institute, Jerusalem 1997 (Hebrew)
Y. Harel, By Ships of Fire to the West: Changes in Syrian Jewry during the Period of the Ottoman Reform (1840-1880), The Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History, Jerusalem 2003 (Hebrew)
More publications by Yaron Harel - List of Publications.
Index of the personal documents of Claude Cicurel covering his genealogy work on the Cicurel and Barcillon families. These documents deposited with the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People are available for viewing in Jerusalem.
"Pleasant Are Their Names; Jewish Names in the Sephardic Diaspora," edited by Professor Aaron Demsky, and published by Maryland University Press
Jews Christians and Muslims in the Mediterranean World after 1491, Taylor & Cass 1992. Edited by Emeritus Prof. Alisa Meyuhas Ginio, Tel Aviv University
The Jews in modern Egypt, 1914-1952 By Gudrun Krämer
Les Médecins Juifs au Service de l'Égypte by Maurice Fargeon- Les Médecins Juifs d'Égypte. Histoire Générale depuis l'Antiquité jusqu'à nos jours suivie d'un recueil de biographie des principaux médecins juifs contemporains. Livre de 44 pages avec une préface par Dr. Israël Wolfenson, Professeur de langues sémitiques à l'Université Égyptienne. Le Caire, Imprimerie Lencioni, 1939
Two books on the Eliachar Family:
  1. The Role of the Eliachar Family in Jerusalem (in Hebrew) by Nathan Efrati. Rubin Mass Publisher, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
  2. Living with Jews (English Translation 1983) by Eli Eliachar, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London.
Florence, Ronald 2004, Blood Libel: The Damascus Affair of 1840. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press.
Mintz, Sybil. 1988. "The Carpet Pages of the Spanish-Hebrew Farhi-Bible" Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal, and Kathryn Reyerson. 1988. The Medieval Mediterranean: cross-cultural contacts. St. Cloud, Minn: North Star Press of St. Cloud, 51-56.
Kogman-Appel, Katrin. 2002. "Hebrew Manuscript Painting in Late Medieval Spain: Signs of a Culture in Transition" in The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, No. 2 (Jun., 2002), pp. 246-272.
Sasson, D. Ohel David: Descriptive Catalogue of Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the Sasson Library (London 1932), p. 3.
Carolina Delburgo: A personal recollection of her family's exodus from Egypt in 1956. Come ladri nella notte...la cacciata dall'Egitto (Aula Magna de la Bibliothèque universitaire de Bologna), English version, Jewish Refugee Blog 1, Blog2, Version Française)
Dr. Albert Khabbaza: The Last Tango in Baghdad (2010), an inspirational memoir and story depicting a painstakingly true tale of a fascinating life lived in turbulent times and countries of the Middle East. The book was self published by his daughter: Anna Hakakian. It can be ordered from the Khabbaza website.
The Journey: From Ismailiya to Higienópolis - The story of an Egyptian Jew by Alain Bigio, available only for tablets at Amazon.
Marie de Saint-Georges de Montmerci, François (17..-18..?) Généalogie curieuse et remarquable de M. Peixotto, juif d'origine, chrétien de profession et banquier de Bordeaux. Ouvrage destiné à prouver aux mécréants que M. Peixotto descend en ligne directe d'Adam, de Noé, d'Aaron et de tous les Cohens de l'univers (1789). Les auteurs spéculent que l'origine ancestrale des Peixotto sera le Portugal.
Additional French Sources:
A Guide to Avi Sion's Works (a PDF file), his website http://avisionlinks.bravesites.com/ and his ideas on logic, philosophy and spirituality.
The Jews of Calcutta by Flower Elias and Judith Elias Cooper, The autobiography of a Community (1798-1972) published in 1996. Many images and photos available via a Google search for its title. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Jews_of_Calcutta.html?id=3e8JAQAAIAAJ
Un Saint du Serment d'Hippocrate, Admirable tout simplement (a PDF file): Le Dr. Elie Hallac, by Jean Paul Kauffmann, L'événement du Jeudi 25-31 Août 1968, rubrique Les Mecs Bien.
Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames - Women Narratives from a Diaspora of Hope by Jael Silliman; a study of 150 years of Jewish history in Calcutta through the lives of 3 women in the Silliman family.
Lebanese Jews Murdered and Kidnapped (a PDF file), a United Nation report (5 March 1986) by Israel Ambassador Benjamin Netanyahu to the Security Council.
Freud et le Nobel. Une histoire Impossible a book (in French) by Marlène Belilos, François Ansernet et Jean Daniel Matet. Interview of Marlène Belilos on France Inter radio (in French).
The Sephardim of Manchester: Pedigrees and Pioneers a book by Lydia Collins in collaboration with Morris Bierbrier published by Shaare Hayim, The Sephardi Congregation of South Manchester. 24 Wicker Lane, Hale Barns, Cheshire WA15 0HQ, England, tel +44 (0) 161 980-1877, email shaarehayim@clara.co.uk. First Edition June 2006. Reprinted December 2021. Cost £22 (Paypal accepted).
The Sassoons by Joseph Sassoon, publisher Pantheon 2022. Click for a WSJ review of his book.
Poésie pour la fraternité et la paix par Elie Mangoubi, D'Alexandrie à Chicago, via Bruxelles, de l'exil à la paix. C'est le voyage d'une voix. Éditeur Complicité.
Articles by Prof Maria Kaplidi about the role of Paul Blumberg (1859-1912) and the Musical Tastes of the record industry in Smyrna ca 1908. Paul Blumberg's correspondence and requests about the musical tastes at

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