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The Man in White Sharkskin SuitMain MenuNostalgia for CairoWhy Leon's story in Lucette Lagando's The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit is emblematic of Egyptian Jewish life in the Mid-20th CenturyThe Lagnado JourneyA map detailing the stops that the Lagnado family made in their travels after they left EgyptThe JFK AssassinationAn introduction an American identityThe DivaOm Kalsoum and her connection back to the Egyptian Jewish communityRejectedLeon's inability to find proper employment leads him to focus on the minor things he missesAlways MovingThe actions one takes to feel like their younger selfDeath of NasserInvestigating the differing coverage of Nasser's death in 1970ExodusA look at the scale of the Egyptian Jewish losses and where they reside nowStart All Over AgainA short film delineating the nostalgia of 1950's CairoConclusionA summary of the ideas found in the exhibit and a culmination of the itemsJason Kerman02bba575c496f18660515d8de306e20fb64921fc
1media/mercator_classic_world_political_wall_mural_lg.jpg2017-12-08T01:27:00-08:00The Lagnado Journey16A map detailing the stops that the Lagnado family made in their travels after they left Egyptplain2017-12-08T09:41:42-08:00This map details each of the three stops (Alexandria, Paris, and Brooklyn) that the Lagnado family made after fleeing from Egypt, as well as their home city of Cairo. It gives information on how the family lived occupied their time, and what their intentions were in the specific location as well. Finally, the arrows display the route the family took in reaching their final destination (Brooklyn).
