This article explores Jewish national identity through a Sephardic perspective, examining how Sephardic history, cultural traditions, and communal experiences inform understandings of Jewish peoplehood, Zionism, and the connection to Israel.
By Rabbi David Gingold Altchek
2026.10.05
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National & Global News
More than half of Israel’s Jews descend from the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. They are key to understanding the country’s future.
2026.10.22
National & Global News
This Stanford University Berman Archive article features perspectives from scholars and Jewish community leaders, including JIMENA Executive Director Sarah Levin, on California’s SB 1387 and its implications for recognizing Jewish identity as an ethnicity, improving demographic data collection, and reflecting the diversity of Jewish communities.
2026.09.15
JIMENA in The Press
This article in The Forward highlights JIMENA’s leadership in uniting 14 Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish organizations to challenge New York Magazine’s exclusionary portrayal of Middle Eastern identity and advocate for the recognition and inclusion of Jewish communities indigenous to the region.
2026.08.25