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The Life and Times of the Zimbabwe and Zambian Jewish Communities
Sunday, November 10
USA 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET
UK 8:00 pm / France 09:00 pm / Israel 10:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 90 minutes
About this talk
The former British colonies of Northern and Southern Rhodesia saw thousands of Jews arrive during the late 19th and early to mid-20th century, mostly from the Russian Empire and from the Greek Island of Rhodes.
This presentation will describe how, why and when Jews arrived in these two territories, and how they contributed to the building of those countries which became Zimbabwe and Zambia as well as their own highly organized and closely knit Jewish Communities. It will cover over 130 years of history tracing the origins of Jewish migration and how the backdrop of powerful political changes impacted on their development, both positively and negatively.
About Dave
Dave Bloom was born and raised in Zimbabwe, and moved to Israel in 1973. He has over two decades of experience preserving family and community histories, creating multimedia legacies through books, video and audio recordings. Dave is married to Gail (ex Cape Town) and they have two married daughters and seven grandchildren in Israel.
As the founder of www.zjc.org.il, he has documented Zimbabwe and Zambia's Jewish communities, whilst also managing a ZJC Facebook group with 1,200 members. Dave is recently retired as a partner at Fintech company Exsys Ltd., with 40+ years in the financial services industry. He had a 20-year career at Reuters in management positions across Israel, Africa and the UK before joining Exsys and has held nonprofit leadership roles, including chairing Telfed for 4 years and World Machal for several years.
You will be asked to select one of these options:
General admission - $18
Supported admission - $9
Sponsor this talk - $36
With your contribution, you will also be donating to Telfed, an organization assisting the Southern African new immigrants in Israel
