Papers of Dina Dahbany-Miraglia 1975-2001
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American Sephardi Federation
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Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 - 1506, May 20) is the Genoese navigator, later colonizer and trader, whose discoveries in 1492 brought the New World into the awareness of the Old World. Until the uncovering of recent reinterpretation of history and discoveries of pre-Columbian Viking settlements he has been credited with the European discovery of the New World. Columbus’ legacy has made him a controversial figure for many. This legacy however is not the only controversy surrounding him. Despite t...
Dahbany-Miraglia, Dina
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Dina Dahbany-Miraglia was born in New York City in 1938. Her parents had both come from the Yemen by way of Turkish Palestine. She attended an all-girls Orthodox Ashkenazi yeshiva and then performed as a dancer and choreographer of modern dance. She attended Hunter College and then Columbia University. She completed her doctorate in anthropology in 1983. Much of her work focuses on Yemenite Jews and their language, culture and history. In addition, her focus on linguistic anthropology led to wor...