Jewish communities in exotic places / Ken Blady ; foreword by Michael Pollak ; introduction by Steven Kaplan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-402) and index.

pt. 1. From the land of frankincense and myrrh. The Jews of North Yemen -- The Jews of Habban, South Yemen -- pt. 2. Pariahs among ayatollahs. The Jews of Persia -- The Djedid al-Islam (New Muslims) of Meshed -- pt. 3. Lost in the land of Assyria. The mountain Jews of Kurdistan -- pt. 4. On the Russian riviera. The Krimchaks of the Crimea -- pt. 5. From the land of the golden fleece. The Ebraeli of Georgia -- pt. 6. Samson warriors, Bar Kochba's heirs. The mountain Jews of Daghestan -- pt. 7. The people with the blue-stained fingers. The Tadjiki Jews of Bukhara -- pt. 8. A remedy for the evil eye. The Jews of Afghanistan -- pt. 9. Jewish untouchables? The Bene Israel of Bombay -- The Malabaris and Paradesis of Cochin -- pt. 10. The "blue-turbaned Muslims". The Jews of Kaifeng, China -- pt. 11. Mellah, Medinah, Marabouts, and Mahia. The Judeo-Berbers of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco -- pt. 12. Cave rabbis? Cave synagogues? The Jews of Libya : merchants and cavern dwellers -- pt. 13. From the land of the lotus eaters. The Jews of Jerba, Tunisia -- pt. 14. The Queen of Sheba's lost children. The Beta Israel of Ethiopia.