Arabic Outreach

JIMENA’s Arabic Outreach initiative brings the history, heritage, and personal stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa directly to Arabic-speaking audiences. Through digital storytelling, Arabic-language resources, cultural programs, and dialogue, we challenge antisemitism and historical erasure while fostering connections between Jews and their neighbors across the region.

Our work highlights the longstanding Jewish presence in the Middle East and North Africa, the displacement of its Jewish communities, and the cultural and linguistic ties that continue to connect their descendants with the region today. We promote understanding and normalization between Arabic-speaking communities, Israel, and global Jewry.

Sharing Jewish History in Arabic

For many Arabic-speaking audiences, opportunities to learn about their countries’ Jewish communities are limited. JIMENA makes these histories accessible through personal testimony, historical materials, and stories of Jewish culture and everyday life.

Our platforms provide space for learning and constructive discussion, inviting audiences to encounter Jewish experiences through the familiar languages, traditions, and places of their own region. This approach helps challenge stereotypes and affirms that Jewish history is an integral part of Middle Eastern and North African history.

Building Bridges Through Shared Heritage

Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews bring cultural knowledge, family histories, and linguistic connections that can contribute meaningfully to dialogue and reconciliation. JIMENA elevates these perspectives in public conversations about relations between Jews, Arabs, and Israelis.

Our programs also connect audiences with Arab advocates working to preserve Jewish heritage in their own countries. Through conversations, music, and cultural exchange, we create opportunities to recognize shared traditions and build relationships across borders.

Explore Our Work

Follow JIMENA Arabic on Facebook

Explore Jewish history, culture, and personal stories in Arabic. JIMENA’s Arabic Facebook community connects audiences across the Middle East and North Africa with their countries’ Jewish heritage, encouraging learning, dialogue, and greater understanding.

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Follow JIMENA Arabic on Instagram

Explore Jewish history, culture, and personal stories in Arabic. JIMENA’s Arabic Instagram community connects audiences across the Middle East and North Africa with their countries’ Jewish heritage, encouraging learning, dialogue, and greater understanding.

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Meet the Egyptian Copt Who Translates Jewish History for the Arab World

Meet an Egyptian Coptic translator bringing Jewish history to Arabic-speaking readers. This profile introduces the person behind JIMENA's work of making these stories accessible across languages.

“Brothers and Sisters” in Diplomacy: The Power of Mizrahi Jews in Building Bridges

How can Mizrahi Jews help build bridges between Jews, Arabs, and Israelis? Featuring JIMENA Executive Director Sarah Levin exploring how shared language, cultural ties, and recognition of Jewish refugee experiences can contribute to dialogue and reconciliation.

Defying the darkness with the light of peace

For Jews hailing from the Middle East and North Africa, the normalization of Morocco-Israel relations is a reminder of how far we’ve come in our history of struggle and persecution.