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Mizrahi Jewry

From the Journal

The Refugee in Fic­tion: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jen­ny Erpen­beck and Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Bec­ca Kantor
November 18, 2019
Fic­tion
And the Bride Closed the Door
Ronit Matalon (auth.), Jessica Cohen (trans.)
Non­fic­tion
Con­cealed: Mem­oir of a Jew­ish-Iran­ian Daugh­ter Caught Between the Chador and America
Esther Ami­ni
Non­fic­tion
The Art of Leav­ing: A Memoir
Ayelet Tsabari
Essay

Dop­pel­gänger: Or Aya and Me

Ayelet Tsabari writes a ​“strange, unex­pect­ed post­script” to her essay ​“A Sim­ple Girl,” excerpt­ed in the 2019 issue of Paper Brigade.

Ayelet Tsabari
May 14, 2019
From the Journal

A Sim­ple Girl

Grow­ing up, Ayelet Tsabari grap­pled with Mizrahi stereo­types — and found inspi­ra­tion in Ofra Haza, Israel’s icon­ic, Yem­i­ni singer.

Ayelet Tsabari
May 13, 2019
Interview

Meet Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award Win­ner Michael David Lukas

JBC Staff
February 27, 2019
Cook­book
Bone Soup and Flipped Bread: The Yemenite Jew­ish Kitchen
Sue Spertus Larkey
Non­fic­tion
Maman
Moris K. Niknam
Fic­tion
Isles of the Blind
Robert Rosenberg
Non­fic­tion
Leav­ing Iran: Between Migra­tion and Exile
Farideh Goldin
Non­fic­tion
Jews and Islam­ic Law in Ear­ly 20th Cen­tu­ry Yemen
Mark S. Wagner
Non­fic­tion
Rab­bis, Sor­cer­ers, Kings, and Priests: The Cul­ture of the Tal­mud in Ancient Iran
Jason Sion Mokhtarian
Non­fic­tion
Tra­di­tion­al Soci­ety in Tran­si­tion: The Yemeni Jew­ish Experience
Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman
Interview

Meet Sami Rohr Prize Win­ner Ayelet Tsabari

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterThe announce­ment of the year’s Sami Rohr Prize final­ists is always one of the absolute high­lights of my year. Each year, the books reflect…
Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter
February 4, 2015
Fic­tion
The Best Place on Earth: Stories
Ayelet Tsabari

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