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"For seven months during WWII, the 100,000-member Jewish community of Tunisia came under direct Nazi  rule. They had already been subject to anti-Jewish Vichy laws. Now they were exposed to the whims of German SS Officers led by Einsatzgruppen commander Walter Rauff. Did Germany have a policy to annihilate all the Jews of North Africa? Although thwarted by the Allied invasion, what first practical steps were taken to implement the systematic extermination of the Jews of Tunisia?

Shaul Bartal has been gathering evidence based on interviews with survivors, contemporary songs by Tunisian Jews as well as other studies, some based on Tunisian archival sources.He is Research Associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar–Ilan University and at Instituto do Oriente (IO), Universidade de Lisboa. and has written books and several articles about the Israeli-Arab conflict and Tunisian politics."

Link: harif.org/events/

TUNISIAN JEWS UNDER NAZI RULE WITH  SHAUL BARTAL TUESDAY 20 MAY 2025       7:00 pm UK/ 11:00 am PT/ 2:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Europe / 9:00 pm Israel         PLEASE NOTE EARLIER TIMES To receive Zoom login details you must be subscribed to the Harif mailing list, or write to info@harif.org
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"As JIMENA prepares to release three landmark studies — including a national demographic study of Sephardi Jewish Americans and two assessments of Jewish day schools and summer camps in Los Angeles and New York — we are not focused on a headline number.

Yes, our study will show that roughly 10% of American Jews identify as Sephardi, according to Brandeis University’s Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, but the real power lies in the recommendations, not the numbers: the action steps, the language changes, the cultural shifts and interventions these studies propose."

Read the [subscription required] original article: ejewishphilanthropy.com/jewish

[Sorry, there doesn't seem to be a copy of the newsletter on the JIMENA site.]

JIMENA Jew Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa Jewish Demographic Research must be Followed by Meanaingful Action By Sarah Levin, eJewish Philanthropy, May 9, 2025 Email Newsletter excerpts: "...At the time of JIMENA’s founding, I was an undergraduate — one of the only Jews in my diverse friend group — grappling with my mixed Sephardi-Ashkenazi identity in the aftermath of 9/11. I didn’t feel like I belonged in any Jewish space, and I was searching for some indication that there was a place for me in the broader Jewish world. That same year, I read The Flying Camel, a groundbreaking anthology of essays by Middle Eastern and North African Jewish women edited by Loolwa Khazzoom. It changed the trajectory of my life. I began to understand that I fit into the messy, evolving space of a Jewish multicultural movement...pioneered by women like Khazzoom & Shahanna McKinney-Baldin, who planted seeds that are only now beginning to flourish. ...Language that has helped so many find their place in Jewish life is now being weaponized in intracommunal debates. Words like “Mizrahi” and “Jews of color” have become so politicized, so scrutinized, that they risk obscuring the very people they were meant to elevate. Instead of building bridges, we’ve become preoccupied with who gets to set the categories — who has the power of naming, who counts, who belongs and who doesn’t. Judaism itself is often completely missing from these conversations, replaced by a spiral of semantics...."
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In “Israel” the 18 month has deepened the long-simmering [Jews of European origin] vs [Jews of West Asia origin] split!

“In Israel, is fractured into two political realities with opposing visions”

by Abed Abou Shhadeh in Middle East Eye

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“The prime minister's critics are worried that Tel Aviv's middle class could flee as the tightens its grip on the state”

middleeasteye.net/opinion/isra

Middle East EyeIn Israel, Zionism is fractured into two political realities with opposing visionsThe prime minister's critics are worried that Tel Aviv's middle class could flee as the messianic right tightens its grip on the state
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Discover Bsisa: A Pre-Passover
Tradition from Libya

Bsisa is a cherished Libyan-Jewish tradition observed in the days leading up to Passover—a symbolic ritual of abundance, renewal, and preparation.

It’s a beautiful example of the unique ways Jewish communities across the Middle East and North Africa mark this sacred time.

Click to view the full post on Instagram and learn more: instagram.com/jimena_voice/p/D

BSISA: A Libyan Jewish Passover Blessing A sacred ritual of protection, memory, and transition
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From JIMENA:
These traditions—while beautifully varied—are also deeply interconnected, much like the Jewish people themselves. Our shared stories of resilience, liberation, and celebration unite us across geography, language, and time.

The guide features:
Traditional and contemporary Passover recipes from across the MENA region
Rituals and customs from countries like Morocco, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, and beyond
Links to stories, videos, and cultural content to deepen your holiday experience

PDF Link: jimena.org/wp-content/uploads/

Honoring Sephardi & Mizrahi Passover Traditions Dear JIMENA Community, As we approach Passover, we’re proud to once again share JIMENA’s interactive Passover and Mimouna Guide—a cherished resource that highlights the rich, diverse traditions of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa. The guide also includes a special section on Mimouna, the joyful post-Passover celebration rooted in North African Jewish heritage. Marked by open homes, sweet treats, and music, Mimouna reminds us of the importance of hospitality and community as Passover comes to a close. We hope this guide brings meaningful connection to your Passover experience and inspires you to honor and share the rich heritage of Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews this holiday season. From all of us at JIMENA, we wish you a Chag Pesach Sameach—may this season of liberation bring you and your loved ones joy, connection, and peace. Warmly, The JIMENA Team
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From Harif UK:
EIGHTY YEARS SINCE THE 1945 TRIPOLITANIA POGROM
WITH VIVIENNE ROUMANI-DENN

TUESDAY 6 MAY 2025
7:00 pm UK/ 11:00 am PT/ 2:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Europe / 9:00 pm Israel
PLEASE NOTE EARLIER TIMES
Info: harif.org/event/the-little-kno

It is 80 years since 130 Libyan Jews were brutally killed during three days in November 1945 in Tripoli and elsewhere in Tripolitania. Shops and homes were looted, synagogues burnt down, such as the Zawia synagogue shown here, and property destroyed. This tragic episode, which is hardly known, was followed by a second pogrom in 1948. Over 90 per cent of Jews participated in the Aliyah starting in 1949.

What happened exactly and what were the root causes? Oral historian Vivienne Roumani-Denn has made a study of these terrible events and gathered survivors’ testimonies.

Photo of charred remains of a building, roof collapsed and open to the sky. The Zawia synagogue was burnt down in the pogrom EIGHTY YEARS SINCE THE 1945 TRIPOLITANIA POGROM WITH VIVIENNE ROUMANI-DENN TUESDAY 6 MAY 2025 Vivienne Roumani-Denn is a film-maker, oral historian, writer and past Judaica Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley and Executive Director of the American Sephardi Federation. She has interviewed Jews from Libya and recorded their stories on the first website of its type. Her films, The Last Jews of Libya (2007), narrated by Isabella Rossellini, and Out of Print (2013), narrated by Meryl Streep, have premiered at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival. She is working on a book based on the oral histories she has collected.
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From Harif UK:
CAN WE PRESERVE JUDEO-ARABIC
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION?
WITH SAMANTHA ELLIS

TUESDAY 22 APRIL 2025
7:30 pm UK/ 11:30 am PT/ 2:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm Europe / 9:30 pm Israel

Samantha Ellis’s mother tongue is dying out. An urgent need to find out more becomes an expansive investigation into how to keep hold of her culture – and when to let it go.

Info: harif.org/event/can-we-preserv

Available in the UK (so far) or online: penguin.co.uk/books/452893/cho

The daughter of Iraqi Jewish refugees, Samantha grew up surrounded by the noisy, vivid, hot sounds of Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. A language that’s now on the verge of extinction.

She will be in conversation with Lyn Julius about her new book ‘Chopping onions on my heart’ (The Judeo-Arabic equivalent of ‘Rubbing salt in the wound’).

Chopping Onions on My Heart On Losing and Preserving Culture by Samantha Ellis Samantha Ellis is a British-born playwright and writer. She is the author of How to be a Heroine published by Chatto & Windus in January 2014. Her biography of Anne Brontë Take Courage: Anne Bronte and the Art of Life was published in January 2017. In her search for answers Samantha’s journey transports us from the clamour of Noah’s Ark to the calm of the British Museum, from the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages to the banks of the River Tigris. As Samantha considers what we lose and keep, she also asks what we might need to let go of to preserve our culture and ourselves.
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“Civil War on the Horizon? The Ashkenazi-Sephardic Conflict and Israel’s Future”

by Ramzy Baroud in The Palestine Chronicle

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“Though the Ashkenazis are losing most of their political power, they continue to hold most of their economic cards, which could lead to disruptive strikes and civil disobedience”

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Palestine Chronicle · Civil War on the Horizon? The Ashkenazi-Sephardic Conflict and Israel’s FutureThough the Ashkenazis are losing most of their political power, they continue to hold most of their economic cards.
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For our friends in SF:
JIMENA + JCCSF Present
Our Annual Mimouna Celebration
Moroccan Sweets, Live Music, Dancing, and Community

Join us to celebrate the beginning of spring and the end of Passover at JIMENA’s annual Mimouna, a joyful and meaningful Moroccan Jewish tradition.

In partnership with JCCSF, this beloved event brings together Moroccan sweets, live music, dancing, and community in a warm and welcoming atmosphere that honors heritage, tradition, and connection.

📅 Sunday, April 27
⏰ 7:00 – 10:00 PM
📍 San Francisco JCC

RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/mimouna-celeb

JIMENA and JCCSF Present Mimouna Party Sunday, April 27 From 7:00 to 10:00 PM PT at the JCCSF 3200 California Street San Francisto, CA Post Passover Moroccan Celebration Music by DJ Gilarden Moroccan sweets, belly dancers, henna artist, open bar! Mimouna is a post-Passover celebration rooted in Moroccan Jewish culture, marking the return to eating chametz with tables overflowing with treats that symbolize joy, prosperity, good fortune, and abundance. Traditionally, families open their homes to friends and neighbors — and this event continues that spirit of friendship, unity, and renewal. This celebration is held in memory of Zachary Nelson z”l, who brought the Bay Area Jewish community together each year for his own cherished Mimouna gatherings. Zach’s legacy of family, heritage, and community lives on, and we are honored to continue this beautiful tradition in his name. All are welcome — come for the moufleta, stay for the music, and be part of a celebration that connects generations.
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