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Outdoor performance

Outdoor performance

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ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit Lineinternal credit: Gift of Barbara Pfeffer; external credit: Barbara Pfeffer Collection, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York
Object number1999.P.1072
Object DescriptionColor slide. Woman and man dancing with people in background watching. Banner in Hebrew: [community] center of Saharane [village in Moldova]
Keywords
  • Saharane
  • Israel
NotesSaharane is a major Kurdish cultural event in Israel. The word Saharane comes from the Kurdish word "sayeran", which means to see and to explore nature. In this context, the word may also mean excursion in Kurdish. This is the traditional national event of the Kurdish Jewish community. It is celebrated with food, dancing, music, with drums, flute, and guitar.
Saharane
Saharane
Object number: 1999.P.2775
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Saharane
Object number: 1999.P.1331
Saharane
Saharane
Object number: 1999.P.2412

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