Dr. Peter Decherney

Sunday, February 8, 10:00 – 11:30am

While antisemitism rises globally, Jewish communities across Africa are expanding. Where did these communities come from? What do they find in Judaism? What is their relationship to Israel? How can their stories help us understand Jewish identity and combat antisemitism?

Peter Decherney is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, fine art photographer, and author who has partnered with African Jewish communities to celebrate the diversity of global Judaism. He holds the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Chair in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Professor of Cinema & Media Studies and Director of the Penn Global Documentary Institute. Peter’s films include Dreaming of Jerusalem, a Discovery+ Original about Jewish life in Ethiopia, two award-winning films about Uganda’s Abayudaya communities, and a forthcoming documentary road movie about the Lemba Jews of Southern Africa.

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