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From: JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa <info@jimena.ccsend.com> On
Behalf Of JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:55 PM
Subject: JIMENA Together: Connecting Closely, Passover Resource Guide, Learning Opportunities
Rabbi Elie Aba die, M.D., Matti Friedma n, Re cipe s, and M ore
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
Passover, 2020/5780
Dear Friends and Members:
As JIMENA continues sheltering in place here in California we are thinking very deeply about how to
meaningfully engage with our members and the world at large during these troubling times. We are
committed to continue offering unique online learning opportunities and we are excited to launch
two new programs to connect with each-other in a more personal way.
JIMENA Buddy System: As so many of us are alone with limited opportunities for social interaction,
this is a chance to be paired with another JIMENA member for weekly check-ins via Facetime, Zoom,
or just the good old phone. We are specifically interested in pairing older members of our
community with a buddy to talk to, problem-solve with, and check-in with. If you or a loved one are
in need of phone-support during this time, or if you'd like to be a JIMENA buddy, please fill out this
simple form. We are seeking French, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and English speaking individuals.
JIMENA Together Sessions: We will be hosting weekly meetings for our members to simply connect
and share. Each individual will be given a couple minutes to talk about whatever is on their mind and
then the opportunity to discuss the current realities we are all facing. We will be offering separate
Zoom sessions for young adults and for the older members of our community. Please fill out this
form to join.
As Passover is just days away we are all making unique decisions on how to adapt this sacred holiday
to the current realities we are facing. We've created a unique Passover guide that may offer some
assistance. We send you and your loved one all our wishes for liberation, freedom, joy, and most
importantly health. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time - we are here for you all.
Sincerely,
Sarah Levin
Executive Director
Sapir Taib
Program Director
P.S. In case you missed it, here is a link to the video of JIMENA's recent Social Media Training for ProIsrael and Mizrahi Activism with Hen Mazzig, a link to the Yemenite cooking demonstration with
Doreet Jehassi of The Malawah Bar, and a link to our session on Multi-Lingual Passover Traditions
with Dr. Sarah Benor and musicians Asher Levy and Chloe Pourmorady.
Upcoming Online Events
Book Talk with Journalist and AwardWinning Author, Matti Friedman
This SUNDAY join us for a book talk with awardwinning journalist and author, Matti Friedman. In
2014, Matti won the Sami Rohr Prize for NonFiction for his investigative book, The Aleppo
Codex. Matti will focus his upcoming talk on his
recent book, Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at
the Birth of Israel, winner of the 2018 Natan Book
Award.
"Spies of No Country is a return to Friedman's
concern from The Aleppo Codex-the enormous
impact of the dissolved world of Mizrahi Jewry
on the State of Israel, and the still unfolding
implications of Israel's identity as a Middle Eastern country. Friedman tells the story of four
members of the Arab Section, the undercover
intelligence unit started by the British, developed
under the Palmach, and institutionalized during the consolidation of the nascent IDF. The four spies
Friedman focuses on hailed from mellahs and medinas in Damascus and Aleppo, and vegetable markets in Jerusalem. They carried the resonant appellation mista'arvim, or "the ones who became like
Arabs," because their mission was to merge with the populations of places like Amman and Beirut
and pick up scraps of intelligence while undercover as shopkeepers and candy salesmen, taxi drivers
and kiosk venders." - Jewish Book Council
RSVP Here:
RSVP: bit.ly/bookclubjimena
The Interfacing of COVID-19 and
Jewish Tradition
Throughout history, Sephardic Rabbis have met a
multitude of community needs by serving as
spiritual leaders, organizers, advocates, and
trained scientists and doctors. Rabbi Elie Abadie,
M.D. follows this lineage and will help guide the
JIMENA community as we navigate the challenges
posed by Covid-19. Together we will learn about
the Rabbinical and Jewish precedent for
confronting disease during uncertain times.
Rabbi Elie Abadie, M.D. was formerly the Rabbi
and previously served as the Spiritual Leader of
the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue in New York City,
and the Founder and Rabbinic Advisor of the
Moise Safra Community Center in Manhattan. He
is the Founder and Head of School of the
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan. He is the
Founder and Rabbi of the Manhattan East
Synagogue - Congregation Shaare Mizrah, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He is
member of the Board of Governors of the Diaspora Museum - Beit Hatfutsot. He is also the Director
of the Jacob E. Safra Institute of Sephardic Studies, at Yeshiva University and is a scholar and college
teacher of Sephardic Judaism, history, philosophy, and comparative traditional law. He was a
member of the Board and an Officer of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). He is the Treasurer
of the New York Board of Rabbis. Member of the Governing Council of the WZO. He is President of
JJAC - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries. He has lectured on Jewish themes, philosophy, law, and
medical ethics. As a member of the board of the American Sephardi Federation and the World
Sephardic Educational Center, he lectures on Sephardic Judaism, history, and comparative traditional
law.
In partnership with: Manhattan East Synagogue
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/covid19talkjimena
Behind the Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East
Apr 6, 2020 12:00 PM PT
Please join us for a special talk with Middle East and Israel Advocacy Expert, Neil Lazarus: "Behind the
Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East"
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/onlinetalkwithneil
Passover Recipe Collection
Enjoy JIMENA's curated collection of Pesach recipes and resources, by
clicking here.
Learn More
Coping With the Current Covid-19 Situation
By Ariella Azaraf, School Social Worker and Michal Agus Fox, School Psychologist of Manhattan
Day School in New York City.
Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
March, 2020
Get some FRESH AIR.
At least twice a day or as much as you can -even while in quarantine. Even just sitting next to an
open window and breathing deeply with eyes closed can be a virtual break from sitting around
inside.
Get some SUN.
Again, as much as you can- especially if you are in quarantine. Exposure to direct sunlight helps your
body make Vitamin D.
Find a sunny spot in your house/apartment/yard and soak up some rays for 15-30 minutes (unless, of
course, it's cloudy).
WRITE something.
Encourage your grandchildren to put thoughts down in words. Inventive spelling is wonderful for the
younger children. For yourselves, you can start keeping a diary or journal. Transform your thoughts
and feelings into a poem. Write a letter to someone you love - an actual letter, on paper, that you
put in an envelope with a stamp - grandchildren especially love to receive those. Read More....
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our online
communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of the
850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa and their
descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of Mizrahi and Sepahrdic
Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle Eastern narratives in order to
create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and negotiations about Middle Eastern
refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
JIMENA Algerian Experience
JIMENA Egyptian Experience
JIMENA Iraqi Experience
JIMENA Iranian Experience
JIMENA Lebanese Experience
JIMENA Libyan Experience
JIMENA Moroccan Experience
JIMENA Syrian Experience
JIMENA Tunisian Experience
JIMENA Yemenite Experience
Campaign to Save the Iraqi Jewish Archive
www.jimena.org
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From: JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa<jimenanews@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 6 38 PM
Subject: JIMENA Together: Live Tour of Sephardic Exhibitions at Beit Hatfutsot: Museum of Jewish People
in Tel Aviv
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July 6th, 2020
14 Tamuz, 5780
Online Tour of the
Museum of the Jewish
People at Beit Hatfutsot
Live! The Museum of the Jewish People
at Beit Hatfutsot and JIMENA invite you
to join an innovative and
groundbreaking online tour, led by Yael
Rosen, Director of International
Programs Department. In the online live
sessions, groups from around the world
are able to tour the museum in Tel Aviv
from the comfort of a smartphone or
computer. As part of this special
program developed with JIMENA, we will
explore the Jewish world, and
participate in an interactive tour of
our Hallelujah! Assemble, Pray, Study Synagogues Past and Present along
with an introduction and exploration of
our renewing online museum databases,
focusing on the stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa.
Yael Rosen worked as project director at ATZUM - Justice Works, heading a project
for Righteous Among the Nations living in Israel and establishing a program bringing
together youth and Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion. Yael holds a BA in business
management and sociology from Hebrew University and a MA in public policy from
Tel Aviv University.of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot
11AM PST | 2PM EST
ZOOM
RSVP HERE
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Sephardic Jews and Race
in the United States
with Dr. Devin E. Naar
Join the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of
America for a special three part series
exploring systemic racism and Sephardic
Jewry in America with Dr. Devin E. Naar.
This series is part of the new Sephardic
Digital Academy initiative of the Sephardic
Brotherhood, an online educational
program that includes classes on Ladino,
Sephardic Torah perspectives, Sephardic
cooking, History, traditions, and a lot
more.
Dr. Devin E. Naar is the Isaac
Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies,
Associate Professor of History, and
faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in the Jackson School of International
Studies at the University of Washington. Born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Naar
graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis and received his
Ph.D. in History at Stanford University. He has also served as a Fulbright fellow to
Greece. His first book,
Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, was published
by Stanford University Press in 2016.
For more info about the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood courses and online
events click here.
This talk will start on Monday, July 6th at 8:30 pm ET | 5:30 pm PT and
will continue on July 13th and July 20th at the same time.
RSVP HERE
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Each week JIMENA hosts a variety of online learning and engagement opportunities. Most
recently, we hosted an Iranian Jewish Women's Series, a talk with Dr. Stanley Urman on
Justice for Jews From Arab Countries, a Farhud Commemoration Event, a Moroccan
Shavuot learning experience, a book talk with Lyn Julius, and Kabbalat Shabbat for Bay
Area college students.
Please check our JIMENA Online page often for upcoming events and talks. The majority
of our gatherings are filmed and available on our Facebook page and website, and you can
also find the list below:
April 1st, 2020 - Multilingual Passover
March 29, 2020 - Social Media Training Pro-Israel and Mizrahi Activism with Hen
Mazzig
March 26, 2020 - Online Yemenite Cooking Class with Doreet Jehassi
April 5th, 2020 - Book talk and discussion: Spies of No Country Secret Lives at the
Birth of Israel with journalist and award-winning author, Matti Friedman
April 12th, 2020 - The Interfacing of COVID-19 and Jewish Tradition
April 19th, 2020 - Mimouna Festival - A Taste of Mizrahi Culture
May 14th, 2020 - UPROOTED: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab
World Vanished Overnight with Lyn Julius
May 6h, 2020 - Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity
May 15th , 2020 - Moroccan Shabbat with JIMENA and Hillel at Davis and
Sacramento
May 29th - Mizrahi Shavuot celebration with Rabbi Tsipi Gabai
June 1st, 2020 - Remembering the Farhud with Joseph Samuels
June 18th 11 AM PT - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries with Dr. Stanley
Urman
June 23th, 2020 From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran with
Jacqueline Saper
June 26th, 2020 Persian Jewish Music and Pre-Kabbalat Shabbat with Galeet
Dardashti
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June 28th, 2020 Global Anti-Semitism in 2020 with Dr. Sharon Nazarian
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our
online communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of
the 850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa
and their descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of
Mizrahi and Sepahrdic Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle
Eastern narratives in order to create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and
negotiations about Middle Eastern refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
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Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:55 PM
Subject: JIMENA Together: Connecting Closely, Passover Resource Guide, Learning Opportunities
Rabbi Elie Aba die, M.D., Matti Friedma n, Re cipe s, and M ore
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
Passover, 2020/5780
Dear Friends and Members:
As JIMENA continues sheltering in place here in California we are thinking very deeply about how to
meaningfully engage with our members and the world at large during these troubling times. We are
committed to continue offering unique online learning opportunities and we are excited to launch
two new programs to connect with each-other in a more personal way.
JIMENA Buddy System: As so many of us are alone with limited opportunities for social interaction,
this is a chance to be paired with another JIMENA member for weekly check-ins via Facetime, Zoom,
or just the good old phone. We are specifically interested in pairing older members of our
community with a buddy to talk to, problem-solve with, and check-in with. If you or a loved one are
in need of phone-support during this time, or if you'd like to be a JIMENA buddy, please fill out this
simple form. We are seeking French, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and English speaking individuals.
JIMENA Together Sessions: We will be hosting weekly meetings for our members to simply connect
and share. Each individual will be given a couple minutes to talk about whatever is on their mind and
then the opportunity to discuss the current realities we are all facing. We will be offering separate
Zoom sessions for young adults and for the older members of our community. Please fill out this
form to join.
As Passover is just days away we are all making unique decisions on how to adapt this sacred holiday
to the current realities we are facing. We've created a unique Passover guide that may offer some
assistance. We send you and your loved one all our wishes for liberation, freedom, joy, and most
importantly health. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time - we are here for you all.
Sincerely,
Sarah Levin
Executive Director
Sapir Taib
Program Director
P.S. In case you missed it, here is a link to the video of JIMENA's recent Social Media Training for ProIsrael and Mizrahi Activism with Hen Mazzig, a link to the Yemenite cooking demonstration with
Doreet Jehassi of The Malawah Bar, and a link to our session on Multi-Lingual Passover Traditions
with Dr. Sarah Benor and musicians Asher Levy and Chloe Pourmorady.
Upcoming Online Events
Book Talk with Journalist and AwardWinning Author, Matti Friedman
This SUNDAY join us for a book talk with awardwinning journalist and author, Matti Friedman. In
2014, Matti won the Sami Rohr Prize for NonFiction for his investigative book, The Aleppo
Codex. Matti will focus his upcoming talk on his
recent book, Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at
the Birth of Israel, winner of the 2018 Natan Book
Award.
"Spies of No Country is a return to Friedman's
concern from The Aleppo Codex-the enormous
impact of the dissolved world of Mizrahi Jewry
on the State of Israel, and the still unfolding
implications of Israel's identity as a Middle Eastern country. Friedman tells the story of four
members of the Arab Section, the undercover
intelligence unit started by the British, developed
under the Palmach, and institutionalized during the consolidation of the nascent IDF. The four spies
Friedman focuses on hailed from mellahs and medinas in Damascus and Aleppo, and vegetable markets in Jerusalem. They carried the resonant appellation mista'arvim, or "the ones who became like
Arabs," because their mission was to merge with the populations of places like Amman and Beirut
and pick up scraps of intelligence while undercover as shopkeepers and candy salesmen, taxi drivers
and kiosk venders." - Jewish Book Council
RSVP Here:
RSVP: bit.ly/bookclubjimena
The Interfacing of COVID-19 and
Jewish Tradition
Throughout history, Sephardic Rabbis have met a
multitude of community needs by serving as
spiritual leaders, organizers, advocates, and
trained scientists and doctors. Rabbi Elie Abadie,
M.D. follows this lineage and will help guide the
JIMENA community as we navigate the challenges
posed by Covid-19. Together we will learn about
the Rabbinical and Jewish precedent for
confronting disease during uncertain times.
Rabbi Elie Abadie, M.D. was formerly the Rabbi
and previously served as the Spiritual Leader of
the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue in New York City,
and the Founder and Rabbinic Advisor of the
Moise Safra Community Center in Manhattan. He
is the Founder and Head of School of the
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan. He is the
Founder and Rabbi of the Manhattan East
Synagogue - Congregation Shaare Mizrah, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He is
member of the Board of Governors of the Diaspora Museum - Beit Hatfutsot. He is also the Director
of the Jacob E. Safra Institute of Sephardic Studies, at Yeshiva University and is a scholar and college
teacher of Sephardic Judaism, history, philosophy, and comparative traditional law. He was a
member of the Board and an Officer of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). He is the Treasurer
of the New York Board of Rabbis. Member of the Governing Council of the WZO. He is President of
JJAC - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries. He has lectured on Jewish themes, philosophy, law, and
medical ethics. As a member of the board of the American Sephardi Federation and the World
Sephardic Educational Center, he lectures on Sephardic Judaism, history, and comparative traditional
law.
In partnership with: Manhattan East Synagogue
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/covid19talkjimena
Behind the Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East
Apr 6, 2020 12:00 PM PT
Please join us for a special talk with Middle East and Israel Advocacy Expert, Neil Lazarus: "Behind the
Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East"
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/onlinetalkwithneil
Passover Recipe Collection
Enjoy JIMENA's curated collection of Pesach recipes and resources, by
clicking here.
Learn More
Coping With the Current Covid-19 Situation
By Ariella Azaraf, School Social Worker and Michal Agus Fox, School Psychologist of Manhattan
Day School in New York City.
Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
March, 2020
Get some FRESH AIR.
At least twice a day or as much as you can -even while in quarantine. Even just sitting next to an
open window and breathing deeply with eyes closed can be a virtual break from sitting around
inside.
Get some SUN.
Again, as much as you can- especially if you are in quarantine. Exposure to direct sunlight helps your
body make Vitamin D.
Find a sunny spot in your house/apartment/yard and soak up some rays for 15-30 minutes (unless, of
course, it's cloudy).
WRITE something.
Encourage your grandchildren to put thoughts down in words. Inventive spelling is wonderful for the
younger children. For yourselves, you can start keeping a diary or journal. Transform your thoughts
and feelings into a poem. Write a letter to someone you love - an actual letter, on paper, that you
put in an envelope with a stamp - grandchildren especially love to receive those. Read More....
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our online
communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of the
850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa and their
descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of Mizrahi and Sepahrdic
Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle Eastern narratives in order to
create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and negotiations about Middle Eastern
refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
JIMENA Algerian Experience
JIMENA Egyptian Experience
JIMENA Iraqi Experience
JIMENA Iranian Experience
JIMENA Lebanese Experience
JIMENA Libyan Experience
JIMENA Moroccan Experience
JIMENA Syrian Experience
JIMENA Tunisian Experience
JIMENA Yemenite Experience
Campaign to Save the Iraqi Jewish Archive
www.jimena.org
JIMENA, 459 Fulton St., Suite 207, San Francisco, CA 94102
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From: JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa<jimenanews@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 6 38 PM
Subject: JIMENA Together: Live Tour of Sephardic Exhibitions at Beit Hatfutsot: Museum of Jewish People
in Tel Aviv
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
July 6th, 2020
14 Tamuz, 5780
Online Tour of the
Museum of the Jewish
People at Beit Hatfutsot
Live! The Museum of the Jewish People
at Beit Hatfutsot and JIMENA invite you
to join an innovative and
groundbreaking online tour, led by Yael
Rosen, Director of International
Programs Department. In the online live
sessions, groups from around the world
are able to tour the museum in Tel Aviv
from the comfort of a smartphone or
computer. As part of this special
program developed with JIMENA, we will
explore the Jewish world, and
participate in an interactive tour of
our Hallelujah! Assemble, Pray, Study Synagogues Past and Present along
with an introduction and exploration of
our renewing online museum databases,
focusing on the stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa.
Yael Rosen worked as project director at ATZUM - Justice Works, heading a project
for Righteous Among the Nations living in Israel and establishing a program bringing
together youth and Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion. Yael holds a BA in business
management and sociology from Hebrew University and a MA in public policy from
Tel Aviv University.of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot
11AM PST | 2PM EST
ZOOM
RSVP HERE
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7/8/2020
Sephardic Jews and Race
in the United States
with Dr. Devin E. Naar
Join the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of
America for a special three part series
exploring systemic racism and Sephardic
Jewry in America with Dr. Devin E. Naar.
This series is part of the new Sephardic
Digital Academy initiative of the Sephardic
Brotherhood, an online educational
program that includes classes on Ladino,
Sephardic Torah perspectives, Sephardic
cooking, History, traditions, and a lot
more.
Dr. Devin E. Naar is the Isaac
Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies,
Associate Professor of History, and
faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in the Jackson School of International
Studies at the University of Washington. Born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Naar
graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis and received his
Ph.D. in History at Stanford University. He has also served as a Fulbright fellow to
Greece. His first book,
Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, was published
by Stanford University Press in 2016.
For more info about the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood courses and online
events click here.
This talk will start on Monday, July 6th at 8:30 pm ET | 5:30 pm PT and
will continue on July 13th and July 20th at the same time.
RSVP HERE
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2/5
7/8/2020
Each week JIMENA hosts a variety of online learning and engagement opportunities. Most
recently, we hosted an Iranian Jewish Women's Series, a talk with Dr. Stanley Urman on
Justice for Jews From Arab Countries, a Farhud Commemoration Event, a Moroccan
Shavuot learning experience, a book talk with Lyn Julius, and Kabbalat Shabbat for Bay
Area college students.
Please check our JIMENA Online page often for upcoming events and talks. The majority
of our gatherings are filmed and available on our Facebook page and website, and you can
also find the list below:
April 1st, 2020 - Multilingual Passover
March 29, 2020 - Social Media Training Pro-Israel and Mizrahi Activism with Hen
Mazzig
March 26, 2020 - Online Yemenite Cooking Class with Doreet Jehassi
April 5th, 2020 - Book talk and discussion: Spies of No Country Secret Lives at the
Birth of Israel with journalist and award-winning author, Matti Friedman
April 12th, 2020 - The Interfacing of COVID-19 and Jewish Tradition
April 19th, 2020 - Mimouna Festival - A Taste of Mizrahi Culture
May 14th, 2020 - UPROOTED: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab
World Vanished Overnight with Lyn Julius
May 6h, 2020 - Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity
May 15th , 2020 - Moroccan Shabbat with JIMENA and Hillel at Davis and
Sacramento
May 29th - Mizrahi Shavuot celebration with Rabbi Tsipi Gabai
June 1st, 2020 - Remembering the Farhud with Joseph Samuels
June 18th 11 AM PT - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries with Dr. Stanley
Urman
June 23th, 2020 From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran with
Jacqueline Saper
June 26th, 2020 Persian Jewish Music and Pre-Kabbalat Shabbat with Galeet
Dardashti
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3/5
7/8/2020
June 28th, 2020 Global Anti-Semitism in 2020 with Dr. Sharon Nazarian
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our
online communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of
the 850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa
and their descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of
Mizrahi and Sepahrdic Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle
Eastern narratives in order to create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and
negotiations about Middle Eastern refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
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From: JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa <info@jimena.ccsend.com> On
Behalf Of JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:55 PM
Subject: JIMENA Together: Connecting Closely, Passover Resource Guide, Learning Opportunities
Rabbi Elie Aba die, M.D., Matti Friedma n, Re cipe s, and M ore
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
Passover, 2020/5780
Dear Friends and Members:
As JIMENA continues sheltering in place here in California we are thinking very deeply about how to
meaningfully engage with our members and the world at large during these troubling times. We are
committed to continue offering unique online learning opportunities and we are excited to launch
two new programs to connect with each-other in a more personal way.
JIMENA Buddy System: As so many of us are alone with limited opportunities for social interaction,
this is a chance to be paired with another JIMENA member for weekly check-ins via Facetime, Zoom,
or just the good old phone. We are specifically interested in pairing older members of our
community with a buddy to talk to, problem-solve with, and check-in with. If you or a loved one are
in need of phone-support during this time, or if you'd like to be a JIMENA buddy, please fill out this
simple form. We are seeking French, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and English speaking individuals.
JIMENA Together Sessions: We will be hosting weekly meetings for our members to simply connect
and share. Each individual will be given a couple minutes to talk about whatever is on their mind and
then the opportunity to discuss the current realities we are all facing. We will be offering separate
Zoom sessions for young adults and for the older members of our community. Please fill out this
form to join.
As Passover is just days away we are all making unique decisions on how to adapt this sacred holiday
to the current realities we are facing. We've created a unique Passover guide that may offer some
assistance. We send you and your loved one all our wishes for liberation, freedom, joy, and most
importantly health. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time - we are here for you all.
Sincerely,
Sarah Levin
Executive Director
Sapir Taib
Program Director
P.S. In case you missed it, here is a link to the video of JIMENA's recent Social Media Training for ProIsrael and Mizrahi Activism with Hen Mazzig, a link to the Yemenite cooking demonstration with
Doreet Jehassi of The Malawah Bar, and a link to our session on Multi-Lingual Passover Traditions
with Dr. Sarah Benor and musicians Asher Levy and Chloe Pourmorady.
Upcoming Online Events
Book Talk with Journalist and AwardWinning Author, Matti Friedman
This SUNDAY join us for a book talk with awardwinning journalist and author, Matti Friedman. In
2014, Matti won the Sami Rohr Prize for NonFiction for his investigative book, The Aleppo
Codex. Matti will focus his upcoming talk on his
recent book, Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at
the Birth of Israel, winner of the 2018 Natan Book
Award.
"Spies of No Country is a return to Friedman's
concern from The Aleppo Codex-the enormous
impact of the dissolved world of Mizrahi Jewry
on the State of Israel, and the still unfolding
implications of Israel's identity as a Middle Eastern country. Friedman tells the story of four
members of the Arab Section, the undercover
intelligence unit started by the British, developed
under the Palmach, and institutionalized during the consolidation of the nascent IDF. The four spies
Friedman focuses on hailed from mellahs and medinas in Damascus and Aleppo, and vegetable markets in Jerusalem. They carried the resonant appellation mista'arvim, or "the ones who became like
Arabs," because their mission was to merge with the populations of places like Amman and Beirut
and pick up scraps of intelligence while undercover as shopkeepers and candy salesmen, taxi drivers
and kiosk venders." - Jewish Book Council
RSVP Here:
RSVP: bit.ly/bookclubjimena
The Interfacing of COVID-19 and
Jewish Tradition
Throughout history, Sephardic Rabbis have met a
multitude of community needs by serving as
spiritual leaders, organizers, advocates, and
trained scientists and doctors. Rabbi Elie Abadie,
M.D. follows this lineage and will help guide the
JIMENA community as we navigate the challenges
posed by Covid-19. Together we will learn about
the Rabbinical and Jewish precedent for
confronting disease during uncertain times.
Rabbi Elie Abadie, M.D. was formerly the Rabbi
and previously served as the Spiritual Leader of
the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue in New York City,
and the Founder and Rabbinic Advisor of the
Moise Safra Community Center in Manhattan. He
is the Founder and Head of School of the
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan. He is the
Founder and Rabbi of the Manhattan East
Synagogue - Congregation Shaare Mizrah, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He is
member of the Board of Governors of the Diaspora Museum - Beit Hatfutsot. He is also the Director
of the Jacob E. Safra Institute of Sephardic Studies, at Yeshiva University and is a scholar and college
teacher of Sephardic Judaism, history, philosophy, and comparative traditional law. He was a
member of the Board and an Officer of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). He is the Treasurer
of the New York Board of Rabbis. Member of the Governing Council of the WZO. He is President of
JJAC - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries. He has lectured on Jewish themes, philosophy, law, and
medical ethics. As a member of the board of the American Sephardi Federation and the World
Sephardic Educational Center, he lectures on Sephardic Judaism, history, and comparative traditional
law.
In partnership with: Manhattan East Synagogue
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/covid19talkjimena
Behind the Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East
Apr 6, 2020 12:00 PM PT
Please join us for a special talk with Middle East and Israel Advocacy Expert, Neil Lazarus: "Behind the
Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East"
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/onlinetalkwithneil
Passover Recipe Collection
Enjoy JIMENA's curated collection of Pesach recipes and resources, by
clicking here.
Learn More
Coping With the Current Covid-19 Situation
By Ariella Azaraf, School Social Worker and Michal Agus Fox, School Psychologist of Manhattan
Day School in New York City.
Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
March, 2020
Get some FRESH AIR.
At least twice a day or as much as you can -even while in quarantine. Even just sitting next to an
open window and breathing deeply with eyes closed can be a virtual break from sitting around
inside.
Get some SUN.
Again, as much as you can- especially if you are in quarantine. Exposure to direct sunlight helps your
body make Vitamin D.
Find a sunny spot in your house/apartment/yard and soak up some rays for 15-30 minutes (unless, of
course, it's cloudy).
WRITE something.
Encourage your grandchildren to put thoughts down in words. Inventive spelling is wonderful for the
younger children. For yourselves, you can start keeping a diary or journal. Transform your thoughts
and feelings into a poem. Write a letter to someone you love - an actual letter, on paper, that you
put in an envelope with a stamp - grandchildren especially love to receive those. Read More....
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our online
communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of the
850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa and their
descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of Mizrahi and Sepahrdic
Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle Eastern narratives in order to
create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and negotiations about Middle Eastern
refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
JIMENA Algerian Experience
JIMENA Egyptian Experience
JIMENA Iraqi Experience
JIMENA Iranian Experience
JIMENA Lebanese Experience
JIMENA Libyan Experience
JIMENA Moroccan Experience
JIMENA Syrian Experience
JIMENA Tunisian Experience
JIMENA Yemenite Experience
Campaign to Save the Iraqi Jewish Archive
www.jimena.org
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Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 6 38 PM
Subject: JIMENA Together: Live Tour of Sephardic Exhibitions at Beit Hatfutsot: Museum of Jewish People
in Tel Aviv
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Online Tour of the
Museum of the Jewish
People at Beit Hatfutsot
Live! The Museum of the Jewish People
at Beit Hatfutsot and JIMENA invite you
to join an innovative and
groundbreaking online tour, led by Yael
Rosen, Director of International
Programs Department. In the online live
sessions, groups from around the world
are able to tour the museum in Tel Aviv
from the comfort of a smartphone or
computer. As part of this special
program developed with JIMENA, we will
explore the Jewish world, and
participate in an interactive tour of
our Hallelujah! Assemble, Pray, Study Synagogues Past and Present along
with an introduction and exploration of
our renewing online museum databases,
focusing on the stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa.
Yael Rosen worked as project director at ATZUM - Justice Works, heading a project
for Righteous Among the Nations living in Israel and establishing a program bringing
together youth and Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion. Yael holds a BA in business
management and sociology from Hebrew University and a MA in public policy from
Tel Aviv University.of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot
11AM PST | 2PM EST
ZOOM
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Sephardic Jews and Race
in the United States
with Dr. Devin E. Naar
Join the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of
America for a special three part series
exploring systemic racism and Sephardic
Jewry in America with Dr. Devin E. Naar.
This series is part of the new Sephardic
Digital Academy initiative of the Sephardic
Brotherhood, an online educational
program that includes classes on Ladino,
Sephardic Torah perspectives, Sephardic
cooking, History, traditions, and a lot
more.
Dr. Devin E. Naar is the Isaac
Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies,
Associate Professor of History, and
faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in the Jackson School of International
Studies at the University of Washington. Born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Naar
graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis and received his
Ph.D. in History at Stanford University. He has also served as a Fulbright fellow to
Greece. His first book,
Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, was published
by Stanford University Press in 2016.
For more info about the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood courses and online
events click here.
This talk will start on Monday, July 6th at 8:30 pm ET | 5:30 pm PT and
will continue on July 13th and July 20th at the same time.
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Each week JIMENA hosts a variety of online learning and engagement opportunities. Most
recently, we hosted an Iranian Jewish Women's Series, a talk with Dr. Stanley Urman on
Justice for Jews From Arab Countries, a Farhud Commemoration Event, a Moroccan
Shavuot learning experience, a book talk with Lyn Julius, and Kabbalat Shabbat for Bay
Area college students.
Please check our JIMENA Online page often for upcoming events and talks. The majority
of our gatherings are filmed and available on our Facebook page and website, and you can
also find the list below:
April 1st, 2020 - Multilingual Passover
March 29, 2020 - Social Media Training Pro-Israel and Mizrahi Activism with Hen
Mazzig
March 26, 2020 - Online Yemenite Cooking Class with Doreet Jehassi
April 5th, 2020 - Book talk and discussion: Spies of No Country Secret Lives at the
Birth of Israel with journalist and award-winning author, Matti Friedman
April 12th, 2020 - The Interfacing of COVID-19 and Jewish Tradition
April 19th, 2020 - Mimouna Festival - A Taste of Mizrahi Culture
May 14th, 2020 - UPROOTED: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab
World Vanished Overnight with Lyn Julius
May 6h, 2020 - Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity
May 15th , 2020 - Moroccan Shabbat with JIMENA and Hillel at Davis and
Sacramento
May 29th - Mizrahi Shavuot celebration with Rabbi Tsipi Gabai
June 1st, 2020 - Remembering the Farhud with Joseph Samuels
June 18th 11 AM PT - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries with Dr. Stanley
Urman
June 23th, 2020 From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran with
Jacqueline Saper
June 26th, 2020 Persian Jewish Music and Pre-Kabbalat Shabbat with Galeet
Dardashti
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June 28th, 2020 Global Anti-Semitism in 2020 with Dr. Sharon Nazarian
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our
online communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of
the 850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa
and their descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of
Mizrahi and Sepahrdic Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle
Eastern narratives in order to create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and
negotiations about Middle Eastern refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
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Subject: JIMENA Together: Connecting Closely, Passover Resource Guide, Learning Opportunities
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Dear Friends and Members:
As JIMENA continues sheltering in place here in California we are thinking very deeply about how to
meaningfully engage with our members and the world at large during these troubling times. We are
committed to continue offering unique online learning opportunities and we are excited to launch
two new programs to connect with each-other in a more personal way.
JIMENA Buddy System: As so many of us are alone with limited opportunities for social interaction,
this is a chance to be paired with another JIMENA member for weekly check-ins via Facetime, Zoom,
or just the good old phone. We are specifically interested in pairing older members of our
community with a buddy to talk to, problem-solve with, and check-in with. If you or a loved one are
in need of phone-support during this time, or if you'd like to be a JIMENA buddy, please fill out this
simple form. We are seeking French, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and English speaking individuals.
JIMENA Together Sessions: We will be hosting weekly meetings for our members to simply connect
and share. Each individual will be given a couple minutes to talk about whatever is on their mind and
then the opportunity to discuss the current realities we are all facing. We will be offering separate
Zoom sessions for young adults and for the older members of our community. Please fill out this
form to join.
As Passover is just days away we are all making unique decisions on how to adapt this sacred holiday
to the current realities we are facing. We've created a unique Passover guide that may offer some
assistance. We send you and your loved one all our wishes for liberation, freedom, joy, and most
importantly health. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time - we are here for you all.
Sincerely,
Sarah Levin
Executive Director
Sapir Taib
Program Director
P.S. In case you missed it, here is a link to the video of JIMENA's recent Social Media Training for ProIsrael and Mizrahi Activism with Hen Mazzig, a link to the Yemenite cooking demonstration with
Doreet Jehassi of The Malawah Bar, and a link to our session on Multi-Lingual Passover Traditions
with Dr. Sarah Benor and musicians Asher Levy and Chloe Pourmorady.
Upcoming Online Events
Book Talk with Journalist and AwardWinning Author, Matti Friedman
This SUNDAY join us for a book talk with awardwinning journalist and author, Matti Friedman. In
2014, Matti won the Sami Rohr Prize for NonFiction for his investigative book, The Aleppo
Codex. Matti will focus his upcoming talk on his
recent book, Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at
the Birth of Israel, winner of the 2018 Natan Book
Award.
"Spies of No Country is a return to Friedman's
concern from The Aleppo Codex-the enormous
impact of the dissolved world of Mizrahi Jewry
on the State of Israel, and the still unfolding
implications of Israel's identity as a Middle Eastern country. Friedman tells the story of four
members of the Arab Section, the undercover
intelligence unit started by the British, developed
under the Palmach, and institutionalized during the consolidation of the nascent IDF. The four spies
Friedman focuses on hailed from mellahs and medinas in Damascus and Aleppo, and vegetable markets in Jerusalem. They carried the resonant appellation mista'arvim, or "the ones who became like
Arabs," because their mission was to merge with the populations of places like Amman and Beirut
and pick up scraps of intelligence while undercover as shopkeepers and candy salesmen, taxi drivers
and kiosk venders." - Jewish Book Council
RSVP Here:
RSVP: bit.ly/bookclubjimena
The Interfacing of COVID-19 and
Jewish Tradition
Throughout history, Sephardic Rabbis have met a
multitude of community needs by serving as
spiritual leaders, organizers, advocates, and
trained scientists and doctors. Rabbi Elie Abadie,
M.D. follows this lineage and will help guide the
JIMENA community as we navigate the challenges
posed by Covid-19. Together we will learn about
the Rabbinical and Jewish precedent for
confronting disease during uncertain times.
Rabbi Elie Abadie, M.D. was formerly the Rabbi
and previously served as the Spiritual Leader of
the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue in New York City,
and the Founder and Rabbinic Advisor of the
Moise Safra Community Center in Manhattan. He
is the Founder and Head of School of the
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan. He is the
Founder and Rabbi of the Manhattan East
Synagogue - Congregation Shaare Mizrah, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He is
member of the Board of Governors of the Diaspora Museum - Beit Hatfutsot. He is also the Director
of the Jacob E. Safra Institute of Sephardic Studies, at Yeshiva University and is a scholar and college
teacher of Sephardic Judaism, history, philosophy, and comparative traditional law. He was a
member of the Board and an Officer of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). He is the Treasurer
of the New York Board of Rabbis. Member of the Governing Council of the WZO. He is President of
JJAC - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries. He has lectured on Jewish themes, philosophy, law, and
medical ethics. As a member of the board of the American Sephardi Federation and the World
Sephardic Educational Center, he lectures on Sephardic Judaism, history, and comparative traditional
law.
In partnership with: Manhattan East Synagogue
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/covid19talkjimena
Behind the Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East
Apr 6, 2020 12:00 PM PT
Please join us for a special talk with Middle East and Israel Advocacy Expert, Neil Lazarus: "Behind the
Headlines: Israel, the Coronavirus and the Middle East"
RSVP Here:
bit.ly/onlinetalkwithneil
Passover Recipe Collection
Enjoy JIMENA's curated collection of Pesach recipes and resources, by
clicking here.
Learn More
Coping With the Current Covid-19 Situation
By Ariella Azaraf, School Social Worker and Michal Agus Fox, School Psychologist of Manhattan
Day School in New York City.
Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
March, 2020
Get some FRESH AIR.
At least twice a day or as much as you can -even while in quarantine. Even just sitting next to an
open window and breathing deeply with eyes closed can be a virtual break from sitting around
inside.
Get some SUN.
Again, as much as you can- especially if you are in quarantine. Exposure to direct sunlight helps your
body make Vitamin D.
Find a sunny spot in your house/apartment/yard and soak up some rays for 15-30 minutes (unless, of
course, it's cloudy).
WRITE something.
Encourage your grandchildren to put thoughts down in words. Inventive spelling is wonderful for the
younger children. For yourselves, you can start keeping a diary or journal. Transform your thoughts
and feelings into a poem. Write a letter to someone you love - an actual letter, on paper, that you
put in an envelope with a stamp - grandchildren especially love to receive those. Read More....
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our online
communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of the
850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa and their
descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of Mizrahi and Sepahrdic
Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle Eastern narratives in order to
create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and negotiations about Middle Eastern
refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
JIMENA Algerian Experience
JIMENA Egyptian Experience
JIMENA Iraqi Experience
JIMENA Iranian Experience
JIMENA Lebanese Experience
JIMENA Libyan Experience
JIMENA Moroccan Experience
JIMENA Syrian Experience
JIMENA Tunisian Experience
JIMENA Yemenite Experience
Campaign to Save the Iraqi Jewish Archive
www.jimena.org
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From: JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa<jimenanews@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 6 38 PM
Subject: JIMENA Together: Live Tour of Sephardic Exhibitions at Beit Hatfutsot: Museum of Jewish People
in Tel Aviv
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July 6th, 2020
14 Tamuz, 5780
Online Tour of the
Museum of the Jewish
People at Beit Hatfutsot
Live! The Museum of the Jewish People
at Beit Hatfutsot and JIMENA invite you
to join an innovative and
groundbreaking online tour, led by Yael
Rosen, Director of International
Programs Department. In the online live
sessions, groups from around the world
are able to tour the museum in Tel Aviv
from the comfort of a smartphone or
computer. As part of this special
program developed with JIMENA, we will
explore the Jewish world, and
participate in an interactive tour of
our Hallelujah! Assemble, Pray, Study Synagogues Past and Present along
with an introduction and exploration of
our renewing online museum databases,
focusing on the stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa.
Yael Rosen worked as project director at ATZUM - Justice Works, heading a project
for Righteous Among the Nations living in Israel and establishing a program bringing
together youth and Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion. Yael holds a BA in business
management and sociology from Hebrew University and a MA in public policy from
Tel Aviv University.of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot
11AM PST | 2PM EST
ZOOM
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Sephardic Jews and Race
in the United States
with Dr. Devin E. Naar
Join the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of
America for a special three part series
exploring systemic racism and Sephardic
Jewry in America with Dr. Devin E. Naar.
This series is part of the new Sephardic
Digital Academy initiative of the Sephardic
Brotherhood, an online educational
program that includes classes on Ladino,
Sephardic Torah perspectives, Sephardic
cooking, History, traditions, and a lot
more.
Dr. Devin E. Naar is the Isaac
Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies,
Associate Professor of History, and
faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in the Jackson School of International
Studies at the University of Washington. Born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Naar
graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis and received his
Ph.D. in History at Stanford University. He has also served as a Fulbright fellow to
Greece. His first book,
Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, was published
by Stanford University Press in 2016.
For more info about the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood courses and online
events click here.
This talk will start on Monday, July 6th at 8:30 pm ET | 5:30 pm PT and
will continue on July 13th and July 20th at the same time.
RSVP HERE
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Each week JIMENA hosts a variety of online learning and engagement opportunities. Most
recently, we hosted an Iranian Jewish Women's Series, a talk with Dr. Stanley Urman on
Justice for Jews From Arab Countries, a Farhud Commemoration Event, a Moroccan
Shavuot learning experience, a book talk with Lyn Julius, and Kabbalat Shabbat for Bay
Area college students.
Please check our JIMENA Online page often for upcoming events and talks. The majority
of our gatherings are filmed and available on our Facebook page and website, and you can
also find the list below:
April 1st, 2020 - Multilingual Passover
March 29, 2020 - Social Media Training Pro-Israel and Mizrahi Activism with Hen
Mazzig
March 26, 2020 - Online Yemenite Cooking Class with Doreet Jehassi
April 5th, 2020 - Book talk and discussion: Spies of No Country Secret Lives at the
Birth of Israel with journalist and award-winning author, Matti Friedman
April 12th, 2020 - The Interfacing of COVID-19 and Jewish Tradition
April 19th, 2020 - Mimouna Festival - A Taste of Mizrahi Culture
May 14th, 2020 - UPROOTED: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab
World Vanished Overnight with Lyn Julius
May 6h, 2020 - Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity
May 15th , 2020 - Moroccan Shabbat with JIMENA and Hillel at Davis and
Sacramento
May 29th - Mizrahi Shavuot celebration with Rabbi Tsipi Gabai
June 1st, 2020 - Remembering the Farhud with Joseph Samuels
June 18th 11 AM PT - Justice for Jews from Arab Countries with Dr. Stanley
Urman
June 23th, 2020 From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran with
Jacqueline Saper
June 26th, 2020 Persian Jewish Music and Pre-Kabbalat Shabbat with Galeet
Dardashti
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June 28th, 2020 Global Anti-Semitism in 2020 with Dr. Sharon Nazarian
Stay Connected!
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more JIMENA culture, news,
and updates!
Use the hashtag #jimenavoice to share photos, news, and ideas to our
online communities
JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition of the heritage and history of
the 850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa
and their descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of
Mizrahi and Sepahrdic Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle
Eastern narratives in order to create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and
negotiations about Middle Eastern refugees and the modern Jewish experience.
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