review at Jael Silliman, Shalome Rides a Royal Elephant. The Story of the First Jews of Calcutta, New Delhi: Talking Cub by Speaking Tiger Books, 2023, 60 p., ISBN: 978-93-5447-734-8.
review at Jael Silliman, Shalome Rides a Royal Elephant. The Story of the First Jews of Calcutta, New Delhi: Talking Cub by Speaking Tiger Books, 2023, 60 p., ISBN: 978-93-5447-734-8.
Author(s): Mihaela GligorSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Review, General Reference Works, Economic history, History of ideas, Cultural Essay, Book-Review
Published by: Presa Universitara Clujeana
Keywords: review; history; Jews; Calcutta; children book;
Summary/Abstract: Aparently a story for children, Shalome Rides a Royal Elephant – written and illustrated by Jael Silliman, an author, scholar, and women’s rights activist, a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Iowa who has written extensively about the Baghdadi Jewish community to which she belongs – tells the story of the first Jews of Calcutta.
Journal: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INDIAN STUDIES
- Issue Year: 1/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 164-167
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
