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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...

Opening of the Sephardi Voices exhibition at Jewish Museum

Watch a video of speeches to accompany the launch of the Jewish Museum Sephardi Voices exhibition in London on June 7, 2017.

Highlights from the Jewish Museum Sephardi Voices opening, 7 June 2017

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Past Events

A Night of Storytelling with Sephardi Voices UK

Join three incredible Jews from Egypt, Iraq and Morocco, interviewed by their grandchildren about their experiences and history.

The Farhud: 80th Anniversary Commemoration

An international commemoration featuring video testimonies of Sephardi Voices UK interviewees

Sharing Our Stories: Raphael Luzon

Raphael Luzon talks about his life in Libya, and subsequent career in international relations

Festival Food Workshop: Middle Eastern Treats for Purim

Bake-along Purim treats with Daisy Abboudi - founder of Tales of Jewish Sudan and deputy director of Sephardi Voices UK

Voices of Sephardi/Mizrahi Memory

Join Leslie Hakim-Dowek and Dr Jay Prosser share their experiences of working with their family histories through audio and visual media

Sharing the Stories that Shape Us

In this joint event with PJ Library, we will discuss passing on our personal stories to the next generation

Our Heritage: Preserving the Past for the Future

Rabbi Joseph Dweck, Linda Dangoor and Dr Efrat Sopher discuss Sephardi/Mizrahi Jewish heritage, exploring how the past can shape the future.

In Conversation with Gabriel Josipovici

Dr Bea Lewkowicz in conversation with writer and critic Gabriel Josipovici on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

The Alexandria Eliahu HaNavi Synagogue

Exploring the rededication of the Eliahu HaNavi Synagogue in Alexandria

Sharing Our Stories: Niran Bassoon-Timan

Niran Bassoon-Timan Talks about her life in Iraq and in the UK

JMI Yallah Music Conference

A presentation at the JMI Judeo-Arabic Music Conference on musicologist Yeheskel Kojaman

Food: Exile and Memory

Panel discussion on Middle Eastern food with Michael Leventhal, Claudia Roden, Linda Dangoor, Sami Zubaida and Michael Daniel.

External Events

This is a list of unaffiliated news and events that we think you may find interesting. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement by Sephardi Voices UK, and we do not hold responsibility for the content produced by external organisations.

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Harif

Harif.org have been running a series of online lectures since March 2020.

A full list of their events, as well as recordings of past events, can be found here.

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