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Myriam Tangi

Myriam Tangi lives and works in Paris. Her paintings have been shown in France, Rome, and Montreal. Her most recent photographic essay is Mehitza: Seen by Women, which was featured in an exhibit at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme in Paris. She has also published three books of poetry, the first of which received an award from the Académie française.

Visiting Yemen in the 1980s: A Photo Essay

Visiting Yemen in the 1980s: A Photo Essay

Myriam Tangi

"Sometimes one really does find that moment and the image seems to capture a person—this particular Jew, this particular way of life—but often one does not and feels the need to return, to try again." But in this case, there are no Jewish communities in Yemen to return to.