Mizrahi

There is no distinction between Jews and Zionists - ask Jews from Arab countries - opinion

Jews from Arab countries, who now comprise over half the Jews of Israel, can hardly be called settler colonialists.

JEWISH OLIM from Yemen near a tent in 1949
Daniel Voloshchuk's handmade Russian project won first-place in the My Family Story competition, exploring the gaps in many Jewish family histories.

Students from 31 countries explore their Jewish roots in ANU competition

Playwright Art Feinglass ahead of the premiere of his new play, Jacob's Stepladder

New comedy-drama Jacob’s Stepladder to premiere at Jerusalem’s Khan Theater

In her novel ‘Frecha Academait,’ Naomi Shloush confronts the stigmas around the derogatory term ‘frecha’ used for women of Mizrahi heritage.

Naomi Shloush's 'Academic bimbo' confronts Mizrahi identity in modern Israel


The role of ethnicity in Israel after 75 years - opinion

Only about 5% of Israelis rate ethnic cleavage as the main source of tension in Israel - stronger by far are tensions between Arabs and Jews or Right and Left.

 THE GROOM breaks a glass, the traditional conclusion of a Jewish wedding ceremony. We have witnessed a narrowing of ethnic gaps and greater intermingling of Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, perhaps most significantly in ethnic intermarriage, says the writer.

The creepiness of anti-Israel activists’ cultural appropriation claims - opinion

This form of conjecture surpasses the age-old antisemitism and is a type of hate in its own class. It is an effort to deny the history of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews.

 TO MAKE THE claim that any food, be it hummus, falafel or kubbeh, is inherently one culture or another is doing a disservice to the generations who have honed and preserved those recipes.

Israeli-Moroccan ties celebrated in Denmark

Ambassador of Israel, David Akov, and the Ambassador of Morocco, Khadija Rouissi, hosted a joint, high-profile event this March to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords.

L to R: Ambassador of Israel David Akov, Ambassador of Morocco Khadija Rouissi and Livnat Ben-Hamou and Deputy Ambassador Davy Antebi

Israel to measure inequality between Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews with new statistics

It will become possible to learn far more than is currently known about gaps in wealth, education and other factors between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews. 

ARE THEY Ashkenazi or Mizrahi?

Israel's real divide is in the inequality of Arab citizens - opinion

Many believe Israel is divided between Jews and Arabs or politics, but it isn't.

 NEW FRENCH olim arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in 2017. The writer asks: ‘How is it legitimate for a Jewish new immigrant who just arrived from Ukraine or France to be more Israeli than a Palestinian Arab citizen who has been living on this land for centuries?’

Taiseer Elias: Israel's integrated musician

When not teaching, Elias, 62, organizes small ensembles, playing music that is very attached to Arab traditions but which is also open to innovations, often of his own creations.

 Taiseer Elias

Nessim Gaon: Swiss financier key to Israel-Egypt peace turns 100

Described by those who’ve known him as charismatic, very few people know about Gaon’s crucial role on the diplomatic front.

 Nessim Gaon greets Egyptian President Anwar Sadat as Begin looks on.

I’m a queer Mizrahi Jew who left NY Orthodoxy. This ‘bubby’ took me in - opinion

I went to Bubby Roz’s home to find comfort. I didn’t expect her to open her home to me, but she welcomed me to live with her, like a one-eyed cat receiving warm milk.

 'Bubby and Me'

Israeli education must include Mizrahi history, culture - opinion

While the culture and history of European Jewry is taught and imparted in Israel’s education system, that of Mizrahi Jewry is not.

 CHILDREN put on a presentation at a Jewish school in Benghazi, Libya, in 1944.

Majority of Israelis learned very little on Mizrahi Jewish culture - poll

75% of respondents said they could not recall any program or lesson in school that reinforced a positive perception of Mizrahi Jewry.

 Jewish girls at a school performance in Benghazi, Lybia.