One comment above refers to "Eastern-European Arabs," & I'm not sure what part of the world such folks are thought to come from, but the main characters in "Sallah Shabati" are Mizrachim (in the English subtitles, that's translated as "Oriental"). The author of the IMDb summary says family is from Yemen, so I'll go with that unless/until I learn more... but European? No, not at all! Also, Gila Almagor plays "Batsheva," one of the young kibbutzniks. She does NOT play Topol's wife! Amazing film with extremely important role to play in current Middle East dialogue!
Jan Lisa Huttner aka "Second City Tzivi" Arts & Culture Critic for JUF News in Chicago
Jan Lisa Huttner aka "Second City Tzivi" Arts & Culture Critic for JUF News in Chicago