Voices of Jewish Refugees From The Middle East and North Africa – Conversation with Israeli Hostage Family
Last week, JIMENA concluded Mizrahi Heritage Month with the final installment of our Voices of Jewish Refugees series—a deeply moving conversation with Noam Safir,granddaughter of Israeli hostage Shlomo Mantzur. Noam shared Shlomo’s extraordinary journey: his childhood in Iraq, surviving the horrors of the Nazi-inspired Farhud pogrom, immigrating to Israel at 16, and co-founding Kibbutz Kissufim. She also revealed the powerful story of his wife, Mazal who fled Syria to Israel as a young woman. Together, they built a family, a community, and a legacy, only to have their lives torn apart when Shlomo was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Voices of Jewish Refugees from Iran, Syria, and Libya Live.
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Fleur Hassan-Nahoum in California for Mizrahi Heritage Month
In honor of the tenth anniversary of Israel's legislation designating November 30th as the National Day to Commemorate Jewish Refugees from North Africa and the Middle East, and the subsequent launch of JIMENA’s Mizrahi Heritage Month in the United States, JIMENA, The Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, and The Consulate General of Israel to Los Angeles invite you to special commemoration programs with keynote speaker Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.
JIMENA Urges Governor Newsom to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism
Twenty-four Jewish organizations in the state of California are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. The campaign commends Governor Newsom for his past efforts in addressing antisemitism and hate, and notes that the current climate compels further action. Antisemitism must be defined at the state level in order to properly counter it.
