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Tales of Jewish Afghanistan, Tues 30 June

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Harif Lockdown Lectures: Tales of Jewish Afghanistan

With Harold Rhode

Tuesday 30 June at 7:30 pm UK time (11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET/ 8:30 pm Europe/ 9:30 pm Israel)

Scholar of Islam Dr Rhode will share memories of his travels to Afghanistan and fascinating facts about its ancient Jewish history. Are some Afghans descended from the lost tribes of Israel? Wherever you may be in the world, please join us for this fantastic talk!

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Please note that there is no registration; participant numbers on ZOOM are limited but a recording of the talk will be made available on the Harif Facebook page.

Priority will be given to questions sent in advance to info@harif.org

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