Researcher in Indo-Judaic Studies and Interfaith Relations Activist
India
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- Open Space Fellow at Centre for Communication and Development Studies, Pune (India)
- Education
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- Tel Aviv University
- University of Lucknow
- University of Lucknow
- University of Lucknow
- La Martiniere College, Lucknow
- La Martiniere College, Lucknow
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Navras Jaat Aafreedi’s Experience
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Open Space Fellow
Centre for Communication and Development Studies, Pune (India)
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
I use several strategies to involve the citizens of Lucknow in debate, discussion and action on social justice and development issues. Work primarily for the betterment of inter-faith and inter-communal relations, including Jewish-Muslim.
Navras Jaat Aafreedi’s Education
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Tel Aviv University
Post-Doctorate , History of the Jewish People , 2006 — 2007
The paper "Traditions of Israelite Descent Among Certain Muslim Groups in India" that I produced as a result of my research at Tel Aviv University, I presented it at the 19th annual conference of the Midwest Jewish Studies Association in Chicago on 21st October 2007. It is now expected in the Spring 2009 issue of Purdue University's Jewish Studies Journal SHOFAR.
It was followed by a lecture tour of the US during which I spoke on a number of topics related to my researches at the Rosenthal Centre of Judaic Studies, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah, GA; Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, Los Angeles and Limmud: A Community Day of Learning organised by the Agency for Jewish Education in La Jolla, San Diego, CA.
My US lecture tour was preceded by my lectures in Jerusalem and at the universities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, during my post-doctoral tenure at the Graduate School of Historical Studies, Tel Aviv University -
University of Lucknow
Ph.D. , Medieval & Modern Indian History , 2003 — 2005
- Activities and Societies:
- My doctoral thesis, entitled "The Indian Jewry and the Self-Professed 'Lost Tribes of Israel' in India" was released as an e-book (CD-Rom) in 2006.
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University of Lucknow
M.A. , Medieval & Modern Indian History , 2000 — 2002
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University of Lucknow
B.A. , Medieval & Modern History of India and the West, Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, English Lit , 1997 — 2000
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La Martiniere College, Lucknow
Indian School Certificate , Arts/Humanities , 1995 — 1997
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La Martiniere College, Lucknow
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education , 1985 — 1995
Additional Information
Navras Jaat Aafreedi’s Websites:
Navras Jaat Aafreedi’s Interests:
Jewish/Judaic Studies, Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, Indian Studies, Indo-Judaica/Indo-Judaic Studies, Medieval & Modern Indian History, Non-Jewish Claimants of Israelite Descent in India, Roma/Romanis
Navras Jaat Aafreedi’s Groups:
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University of Lucknow- Alumni -
La Martiniere Alumni -
La Martiniere College ( Lucknow, Kolkata and Lyon ) -
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Navras Jaat Aafreedi’s Honors:
Open Space Fellowship (tenable in Lucknow) from the Centre for Communication and Development Studies, Pune, 2008-2009
Israeli Government Post-Doctoral Scholarship 2006-2007,
Centre for Judaic and Inter-Religious Studies, Shandong University, China Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2006-2008 (could not accept)
Navras Jaat Aafreedi’s Contact Settings
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