JIMENA - Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa

Seeking peace, justice and reconciliation in the Middle East

JIMENA is a human rights organization seeking to educate and advocate for the plight of Jewish refugees from the Middle East. Prior to 1948, approximately 850,000 Jews lived in Muslim countries of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf. Today, 99 percent of these ancient Jewish communities no longer exist due to Arab and Islamic government actions that directly led to their displacement.

In the News...
WATCH VIDEO: Jewish Refugee's Story at the U.N. Regina Waldman, chair of JIMENA U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva
Official: Bush aware of Jewish refugees' plight January 16th, 2008 Herb Keinon, Jewish Press Correspondent
Chanukah At The White House December 12th, 2007 Devora Mandell, Jewish Press Correspondent
Group Spotlights Jews Who Left Arab Lands November 5th, 2007 Warren Hoge - nytimes.com
Congress mulls Jewish refugee cause July 25th, 2007 Michal Lando - Jerusalem Post Correspondent
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Commentary and Essays
	Gina Waldman's UN Human Rights Council speech March 18, 2008 Justice for Jews
	Jews Are Our Dogs August 22, 2006 The New York Sun
	The vanishing Jews of the Arab world By Semha Alwaya San Francisco Chronicle March 6, 2005

Personal Stories
	Henry Mourad Henry Mourad : During the 18 years I lived in Egypt, until 1964, I experienced hatred, brutality, humiliation and abuse that most people do not hear about in their lifetime. *-Read More*
	Maurice Wahba Rachel Wahba and her father Moussa's passport, which was not allowed to be renewed. *-Read More*

Press Release:

JIMENA Chair Gina Waldman Appeared before the United Nations Human Rights Council

JIMENA is generously supported by:
			Donors: Eric and Illeana Benhamou,Francine Gani,Helen Diller Foundation,Maurice Kanbar, Mark Litwin, The Saal Family Foundation, Nathank Saks, The Alon Family Foundation, The Bernstein and Gersznowicz Philanthropic Fund, The Pasternak Fidelity Charitable Fund, The Richard Tavan Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, The Thomas and Susan Klein Foundation Fund, The Leo and Jacqueline McCarthy Family Foundation
Kanbar Charitable Trust: Administered by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of San Francisco the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties	Helen Diller Family Foundation: Administered by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of San Francisco the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties	JIMENA is funded through individual donations and grants. JCRC is our fiscal agent.	Donors: The Irving and Varda Rabin Philanthropic Fund, The Saal Family Foundation, The Somekh Family Foundation, The Anne and Alec Stern Philanthropic Fund, The Norman and Carol Traeger Foundation, Inc., The Waldman Family Philanthropic Fund, The Barbara and Ron Kaufman Philanthropic Fund