The Stateless Central Asian Merchant

Name: The Stateless Central Asian Merchant
Brand: Shamashi Press
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By Dahlia Abraham-Klein

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Haim Abraham, born in 1897 in Turkmenistan, wrote out his memoir in a spiral-bound notebook covering a period of ninety years. After he passed away in 1999, the journal was discovered in his home, written in an ancient language: Judeo-Farsi. Years later, the journals were translated, unearthing a time capsule nearly lost.
The former years of Abraham's life had a recurrent theme of Russian Tsarist, Bolshevik, and Soviet violence, which heavily affected his family's viability. Abraham's family were not nationals anywhere. They were forced to move from country to country in search of religious freedom and the economic opportunities that often went hand in hand as merchant class Jews. What Abraham did have, which was central to his endurance, was a community of relatives and friends in every city he traveled. The mutual responsibility inherent within the Jewish community was essential to establishing worldwide business ties and mobility.
Abraham came from an enclave called the Jewish Triangle, which stretched across large parts of Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia. Due to continued persecution and spotty educational access, much of their history is not written down and barely part of the Jewish historical lexicon. Presented is an invaluable memoir into a fascinating time period.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

2

Number of Pages:

192

Release Date:

2025-09-15

Publication Date:

2025-09-15

Publisher:

Shamashi Press

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN13:

9798218677282

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

287 g

Height:

152 cm

Width:

229 cm

Thickness:

11 cm

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