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Latinx Jewish Belonging for Families in the Bay Area

Olamim is a family engagement program for Latinx Jewish families that blends nature connection, cultural expression, and community-building. It includes seasonal playgroups, a year-round Chavurah (family group), and community programs open to the larger community.

“Olamim,” which means “worlds” in Hebrew, is a cultural and educational space that offers home and expression to Jewish families and individuals who experience themselves as part of many cultural worlds, and seeks to amplify and center a diversity of Jewish and other cultural expressions.

A mosaic of Jewish recipes and stories

This cookbook aims to celebrate the racial and ethnic diversity within the Jewish community. We want to celebrate the myriad unique experiences that each of us has as a product of our identities. We will pair recipes with poems, stories, essays, and photographs from submitters so that it becomes more than just a cookbook but also a mosaic of experiences from a plethora of backgrounds.

Visit T’laim’s homepage to learn More & submit your recipes

Exploring Persian and Jewish identity, belonging and music.

Created by the Persian and Jewish sister duo of Galeet and Danielle Dardashti, the podcast tells the story of their family’s journey from Iran to America and Israel whil e exploring topics of identity, belonging, and music.

A coming of age film exploring Mizrahi Jewish identity

Nice Jewish Girl is a short film that follows Danielle, a Mizrahi Jewish actress struggling to navigate her identity through the lens of her environment. How does identity play into her pursuit of happiness and will it dictate her future? These challenges ultimately lead her to make a decision that could change the trajectory of her life. This film is a statement piece aimed at starting a conversation about the challenges and obstacles Mizrahi Jews face in the diaspora and how our society attempts to question and define their identity. Danielle represents the dissolution of a diverse Jewish narrative and its effects on those who lack authentic representation. Her journey gives you a glimpse into the life of someone who was born with a complicated identity and eager to be understood by the world but most of all, to be understood by herself.