Seeking peace, justice and reconciliation in the Middle East

JIMENA
Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa

Mission Statement

JIMENA’s mission is to advocate and educate about the history and plight of the Jews indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa.

Our core goals are:

  1. TO TELL OUR STORY
    The world must know about our plight as former refugees from Arab countries. We were victims of mass violations of human rights, and justice calls for our story to be told, and our rights addressed.
  2. TO REESTABLISH HISTORICAL CONTEXT
    Our story must be returned to the narrative of the modern Middle East from which it has been erased.

  3. TO HELP BRING ABOUT A JUST SOLUTION TO THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
    In the absence of truth and justice, there can be no reconciliation, without which there can be no just, lasting peace between and among all peoples of the region.