Stories
Here you will find extracts of interviews with the Jews of Sudan. They are arranged in a vaguely chronological order, although this is by no means exact.
All of these 'stories' come from interviews with members of the community that I carried out between 2015 and 2019. I have redacted, edited and in some cases rearranged their content, to make them easily readable online. I haven't added or changed any information from the original conversations, and I hope that each person's voice comes through in these very short extracts.
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All stories have kindly been translated into Arabic by the Sudan Memory Project.
Isaac Eleini and his brothers ran the very successful Murad Brothers business, eventually becoming one of the most successful business in Sudan
When You Are Young it is Different
Girls in Sudan usually either attended Unity High School, or as was the case for sister's Lily and Esther, the Catholic Sister's School
Every Day We Are Talking By WhatsApp
While non of the Jews in Sudan were short of food or shelter, not all were wealthy and life could be hard for those living less affluent lifestyles.
It Wasn't an Easy Life
Traditional naming conventions were very predictable. First children would be named after the father's parents, and then the mother's. Not everybody stuck to tradition!
He Was Named After Adolf Hitler
The extracts quoted here are extracts from 'Frontiers of Jewish Faith' a selection of Rabbi Malka's sermons and articles, translated into English from the original Arabic by his son, Edmond S. Malka in 1977.
Holocaust Memorial
Visiting one of the several open air cinema's in Khartoum or Omdurman was a popular pass time, with some community members even having their own permanently reserved seats!
I Enjoy Laughing