Hidden Roots in the Jungle
A new film spotlights a far-flung group seeking connection with the mainstream
| 11:21 AM Jan 7, 2009
Around a century ago, Abraham Edery Fimat, a Sephardic sailor from Morocco on leave in a Brazilian port, fell asleep in a bar. He soon learned his ship had sailed without him. As Victor Edery Jr., his grandson, recounts in Lorry Salcedo Mitrani’s affecting new documentary, The Fire Within, Abraham tried to follow his crew ...
