Papers of Dina Dahbany-Miraglia, 1975-2001.

Abstract

This collection consists of articles written by Dina Dahbany-Miraglia from 1975-2001 about Yemeni Jews, their history, language and culture, as well as issues of feminism as relates to the Yemeni Jews. Many of these articles relate to the Yemeni Jewish community of New York City, where Dr. Dahbany-Miraglia grew up. Folders titles contain the title and bibliographic information of each of the individual articles.

Dina Dahbany-Miraglia was born in New York City in 1938. Her parents had both come from the Yemen by way of Turkish Palestine. She attended an all-girls Orthodox Ashkenazi yeshiva and then performed as a dancer and choreographer of modern dance. She attended Hunter College and then Columbia University. She completed her doctorate in anthropology in 1983. Much of her work focuses on Yemenite Jews and their language, culture and history. In addition, her focus on linguistic anthropology led to work with English as a Second Language, including writing an ESL speech textbook as well as articles on reading and writing for ESL. She was a professor in the Department of Speech and Theater at Queensborough Community College, The City University of New York, until her retirement.

This collection consists of articles written by Dina Dahbany-Miraglia from 1975-2001 about Yemeni Jews, their history, language and culture, as well as issues of feminism as relates to the Yemeni Jews. Many of these articles relate to the Yemeni Jewish community of New York City, where Dr. Dahbany-Miraglia grew up. Folders titles contain the title and bibliographic information of each of the individual articles.