
Celebrates Mizrahi Heritage Month
What do you wish people knew about your Mizrachi/MENA/Sephardi identity/culture?

Yoyos: A Tunisian Hanukkah Treat
Finding the right way to taste tradition.

We Mizrahi Jews Shouldn’t Need to Fit In
For too long I felt like I had to check core parts of my identity at the door of mainstream Jewish institutions.

I’m a lesbian Bukharian Jew. Can I exist?
"It was an incredible discovery — exactly what I needed! A place to be Bukharian, to be Mizrahi, and to be queer."

New books: Arab Jews, Latino Jews and other complicated identities
A collection of new books that center around the complexities of Jewish identities

Being a Mizrahi Woman in Israel: This Yemeni Author Explains Identity Politics to English Readers
Ayelet Tsabari’s memoir, ‘The Art of Leaving,’ offers a rare narrative about a globe-trotting woman who flees home. Now that she has reconciled with her Yemenite roots and (partially) with Israel, she explains what drove her away

As Iraqi Jewish voices die out, a project seeks to preserve their rich history
A handful of scholars are creating a multimedia resource to give Mizrahi Jews the same platforms to tell their stories as Ashkenazim who suffered in the Holocaust

Associate professor explores history, reality of Moroccan Jewish community
Aomar Boum's research on Jewish history in his home country of Morocco brings local attention to that history and helps people reconnect with their historic roots.However, Boum's Muslim identity affects how people perceive his research.

Manhattan’s Only Vineyard Is Run By This 89-Year-Old Iraqi Jew
Latif Jiji looks over this year’s crop at Chateau Latif with an expression of satisfaction.