Posts Tagged: Mizrahi Jews
How to Make Jewish Student Organizations More Welcoming to Sephardic and Mizrahi Students
The Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish community comprises approximately 35% of the overall Jewish population of North America, according to statistics from our organization, the Sephardic...
‘A New Narrative’: Group Aims to Give Voice to Resilient Mizrahi Jewish Refugees
“When people learn that I am from Syria and I’m a Jew they look at me like I have 18 heads,” Abraham Hamra, a 35-year-old...
Russia Breathes Down Turkish and Israeli Necks Over Ukraine
Europe is likely to shoulder the brunt of the fallout of a rapidly escalating crisis over Ukraine. But Middle Eastern states could prove to be...
Are Mizrahi Voters the Real Kingmakers in Israel?
As the daughter of an Ashkenazi mother and Mizrahi father, I discovered that a Mizrahi-Ashkenazi rift existed when my mother informed me that a portion...
Don’t Forget the Other Mideast Refugees: Mizrahi Jews
All refugees deserve a permanent home; governmental action is integral to the protection of this fundamental human right. Looking at the Middle East, we see...
New Arts Initiatives Counter Trending Anti-Israel Rhetoric on College Campuses
A recent study by the AMCHA Initiative released in July offered a disturbing and eye-opening insight into anti-Zionism on US college campuses. The study noted that...
Jesus Was Not a Palestinian, He Was a Mizrahi Jew
JNS.org - Every year, in the days leading up to Christmas, the “Jesus was a Palestinian” talking point surfaces off- and online. Every year, anti-Israel...
Why the US Diaspora Misunderstands Israel
JNS.org - Israel is meant to be the nation-state of the Jewish people. But for some time now, we have been hearing that the US...
Tragedy of Mizrahi Jewish Refugees Emerges From the Shadows
JNS.org - To properly understand how the Holocaust has been seared onto Israel's collective consciousness, one should visit the country on the 27th of...
Independence Day and the Zionist Vision
As we launch into our 65th Independence Day celebrations it is timely to review and rationally assess the extent to which our Zionist objectives...
Israel Presses International Community to Protect Tunisian Jews
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has instructed its diplomats to press the international community to encourage Tunisia to protect its Jewish community and sites,...
Morocco Restores Ancient Synagogue in Nod to Jewish Heritage
Morocco held a ceremony on Wednesday to inaugurate the completion of renovations to an ancient Jewish synagogue in the historic city of Fez. The two-year...
Beitar Jerusalem and the Double Standard Against Israel
So often there is an unfair double standard applied to Israel. When media outlets ignore the slaughter of tens of thousands of Arabs in Syria...
