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Gathering the Voices: Esperance David
Gathering the Voices have interviewed Iraqi-born Esperance David. The entire interviewed can be found on their website.


Chag Purim Sameach, Happy Purim!
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people by Esther (the secretly Jewish Queen) from Haman, vizier of...


30th November 2021
An Evening to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran Last night, on 30th November we gathered at JW3...


"I wonder how many unique personal stories remain untold"
By Leila Issacharoff, Work Experience 2021 I was very grateful to secure work experience with Dr Bea Lewkowicz and Daisy Abboudi and had...


Seeking Refuge
"World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on...


80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Farhud
On Sunday 30th May an international zoom event was held to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Farhud. The event was attended by over...


Ask Historians Podcast
We were thrilled to be invited to record a podcast with the brilliant Ask Historians platform. You can listen to the whole episode here.


Interview with Regina Ishkenazi
Read our interview with Regina Ishkenazi about her childhood in a small Jewish community in Sudan. From Sephardi Renaissance magazine.


Interview with Jocelyn Shrago
Read our interview with Jocelyn Shrago, who grew up in Algeria. From Sephardi Renaissance magazine.


David Khalastchi interview
Our interviewee David Khalastchi died in 2018. Read a remembrance by his daughter and extracts from David's interview with with Dr Bea...


On Holocaust Memorial Day Mizrahi Jews Remember
The interview extracts in this post have been redacted and edited for clarity. The Holocaust is primarily seen as a European tragedy;...


Jewish Renaissance features SVUK interview with Ellis Douek
Read our interview with surgeon and writer Ellis Douek, from Jewish Renaissance Magazine. #EllisDouek #SephardiReanissance #Interview...
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