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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...


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...


Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day is held on the 27th January each year, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi...


An Unusual Passover
This year we are celebrating the festival of Passover in exceptional circumstances. Many of our interviewees will celebrate it without...


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...


Remembering the Hangings in Iraq
This year, on the 19th February, there will be a special memorial service in a London synagogue to mark fifty years since the Baghdad...


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;...


Food: Exile and Memory. A Panel Discussion
As part of our Jewish Museum Exhibition Event Series we hosted a wonderful discussion on food, memory and identity. Food plays a vital...
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