In conjunction with Israel’s inaugural Day of Commemoration for Mizrahi Refugees, Jewish organizations all over the globe are presenting events to raise honor and celebrate the history of Jews from Arab countries & Iran. See below to find events in your area. If you have an event you wish to add to our list, please contact dyanna@jimena.org.

San Francisco Bay Area

YAD Blue Monday Featuring JIMENA

In honor of Mizrahi Remembrance Month, JIMENA will be partnering with SFJCF Young Adult Division to bring the Middle East to SOMA! Join us for our YAD’s hallmark happy hour event, where there will be a henna artist and Middle Eastern delights! Join us at 6:00 pm if you are new to the area or YAD.

DATE: Monday, November 17th, 2014
TIME:  6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
LOCATION: Raven Bar & Lounge, 1151 Folsom St, San Francisco CA 94103
COVER:  $18 donation at the door

EVENT CONTACT: Lauren Becker, 415.512.6248, LaurenB@sfjcf.org

Los Angeles

JIMENA Ceremony Honoring the Official Day of Commemoration of Jews from Arab Countries & Iran

Please join JIMENA, Hillel at UCLA, and the Israeli Consulate in LA for a special ceremony honoring the official day of commemoration of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran!

Come experience live Mizrahi music and dance and taste traditional Sephardic treats. We will have the joy of hearing from a former Mizrahi refugee, a representative from the Israeli Consulate, and engage in words of wisdom led by Rabbi Daniel Bouskila. 

Parking available hourly at UCLA Lot #2 on the corner of Hilgard and Westholme. 

DATE: Monday, November 24th, 2014
TIME:  7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

LOCATION: Hillel at UCLA, 574 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles CA 90024

COVER:  Free
EVENT CONTACT: Natalie Farahan, natalie@jimena.org

Mizrahi Commemoration Ceremony & Reception

DATE: Monday, December 14th, 2014
LOCATION: Anshe Emet Synagogue, 3751 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois 60613
New York
UN Commemoration Ceremony
DATE: Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2014
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
EVENT CONTACT: Stan Urman, surman@justiceforjews.com
Academic Conference on Justice for Jews from Arab Countries
DATE: Friday, Dec 5th, 2014
EVENT CONTACT: Stan Urman, surman@justiceforjews.com

Ottowa

Inaugural Commemoration of Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries

The Sephardi Association of Ottawa in partnership with the Embassy of Israel and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), with the support of the SJCC, present the untold story of Mizrahi refugees. Featuring a film screening of The Forgotten Refugees, remarks by keynote speaker His Excellency Rafael Barak, Ambassador of Israel to Canada, David Cooper of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, and eyewitness accounts from the Ottowa Sephardi Community. 

DATE: Sunday, November 30th, 2014
TIME:  6:30 PM 
LOCATION: Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private Ottawa, Ontario K2A 1R9
COVER:  Free

CONTACT: ottawasephardiassociation@yahoo.com

Israel

International Academic Conference on Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries

DATE: Thursday, November 27th, 2014
TIME:  9:30 AM-6:30 PM
LOCATION: Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan
Day of Commemoration Ceremony with the President of Israel
DATE: Sunday, November 30th, 2014
TIME: 5:00 PM
LOCATION: The President’s Residence, Jerusalem
Knesset Commemoration Ceremony
DATE: Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2014
LOCATION: Knesset Headquarters, Jerusalem
Singapore
Searching for Baghdad Film Screening & Discussion with Rabbi Arabaji
DATE: Sunday, November 30th, 2014
LOCATION: Singapore Jewish Community Center 
CONTACT: Billy Koch, kochw@g.cofc.edu

Sydney, Australia

Jews from Arab Lands Commemoration featuring a screening of The Forgotten Refugees and guest speakers the Ambassador of Israel, Mr Shmuel Ben-Shmuel, and Dr. Racheline Barda

DATE: Sunday, November 30th, 2014
TIME:  5:00 PM
LOCATION: Sydney Jewish Museum, 148 Darlinghurst Road Darlinghurst, NSW Australia 2010
COVER:  Free
EVENT CONTACT: Joe Barda, josephbarda@bigpond.com

Rome

Cultural Program of Commemoration

DATE: Monday, December 1st, 2014
CONTACT: Billy Koch, kochw@g.cofc.edu

London

The Demise of Jewish Communities of the Arab World: Presentation with Nathan Weinstock

On the eve of 30 November, the official day to commemorate Jewish refugees from Arab lands, Harif together with Spiro Ark, is proud to be inviting to London as its special guest the writer and historian Nathan Weinstock, author of Une si longue presence: comment le monde arabe a perdu ses juifs (French and Hebrew).

Mr Weinstock will deliver a lecture explaining how a Belgian Ashkenazi Jew came to write the story of the eradication of the Jews from Arab lands. The story demands an understanding of the dhimma – Jewish social status under Islam – but also an appreciation of the repercussions of the Zionist-Palestinian conflict, leading to the great post WW2 Jewish exodus. Q&A to follow.

DATE: Saturday, November 29th
TIME: 6:45pm

LOCATION: The Liberal Jewish Synagogue, 28 St. John’s Wood Road, London NW87HA

COVER:  £10

EVENT CONTACT: Spiro: education@spiroark.org, tel. 0207 289 6321 or Harif: info@harif.org, tel. 07506033848.

The Forgotten Refugees Film Screening & Panel Discussion
DATE: Sunday, November 30th
LOCATION: Jewish Museum London, 129-131 Albert Street, London NW1 7NB

EVENT CONTACT:  info@harif.org, 07506033848

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