Articles & Essays

Explore a curated collection of essays and articles illuminating Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish history, identity, culture, and thought. Drawing primarily from JIMENA’s Distinctions journal, this collection also features influential writings by prominent Sephardic and Mizrahi intellectuals, such as Albert Memmi and other leading voices. For additional scholarship, historical perspectives, and cultural commentary, explore the Relevant Articles sections of our individual country heritage pages.

  • A Library of Sages: Bringing Sephardi Wisdom to Jewish Day Schools

    by Tamar Zaken, Distinctions
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  • A Mesorti-Mizrahi Approach to Travel the Middle Path

    by Ophir Toubul, Distinctions
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  • A Short Span Separates Joy from Tragedy

    by Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, Distinctions
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  • Aliyah: A Love Story

    by Gila Green, Discintions
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  • An Act of Good Will Softens the Hurt of an Exodus in Uzbekistan

    by Manashe Khaimov, Distinctions
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  • Annual Summer Camp Envelops Sephardic Youth in Nature and Nurture

    by Alexander Benoliel, Distinctions
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  • Anti-Semitism in the Sepharadi Mind

    by Jose Faur, Estrato dalla
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  • Ashes and Echoes: Memory, Myth, and the Fractured Truths of El Hamma

    by Adam Eilath, Distinctions
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  • Between Crusade and Jihad: Why We Need Sephardi Education More than Ever

    by Ty Alhadeff, Distinctions
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  • Day schools can change: Incorporating Sephardic culture and traditions

    by Ty Alhadeff
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  • Diasporic Reunions: Sephardi/Ashkenazi Tensions in Historical Perspective

    by Dr. Aviva Ben-Ur, Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
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  • Drawing Iraqi Jewish Ghosts

    by Carol Isaacs, Distinctions
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