OTTAWA

The Forgotten Exodus – A Canadian Refuge

Library and Archives Canada, June 3 – June 30, 2022

The exhibition tells the story of the last generation of Sephardi–Mizrahi Jews born in North Africa, the Middle East and Iran before one million of them were displaced in the mid-20th century.

PORTRAITS BY LIAM SHARP

Steve Acre

Born 1932, Baghdad Iraq

Arrived in Canada 1960

Vivianne Silver

Born 1942, Cairo Egypt

Arrived in Canada 1957

Simon Keslassy

Born 1946, Tangier Morocco

Arrived in Canada 1972