As an exiled people for over 2500 years, Jews have landed in far off and sometimes exotic places where they have learned to survive and thrive. Explore how these communities became lost to mainstream Jewish life and learn how they adapted to foreign culture. Communities included are Moroccan and Egyptian Jews, Chinese Jews, Jews of Venice, Greece and India.

Morocco- an exciting, vibrant community that played a major role in the history of that great nation; yet one that suffered tremendously at the creation of the Jewish state, only to rebound into the 21st century.

Egypt- another ancient Jewish community, whose roots can be traced to the 4th Century BCE, with a substantial community on Elephantine Island outside of Aswan.  This community would then thrive in Cairo and Alexandria until the 20th Century.

China- a well respected community, founded in the 12th Century, existed in the city of Kai Feng until the 1920's. Today the Shanghai Community remains vibrant and active.

Venice, Italy- the original Jewish community that had the term “ghetto” applied to it early in the 16th Century.