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8 May 2015
In Honor of Ahmed Zayat, an Egyptian Jewish entrepreneur, whose horse, American Pharaoh, won the 141st Kentucky Derby |
In Honor of Ahmed Zayat, an Egyptian Jewish entrepreneur, whose horse, American Pharaoh, won the 141st Kentucky Derby
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“Can sworn enemies ever become friends?” By Mohammed Khallouk, Jerusalem Post As a child in Morocco, Mohamed Khallouk was taught to hate Jews and Israelis. His views began to change, however, after learning about Morocco’s Jewish history and the monarchy’s commitment to coexistence. A visit to Jerusalem confirmed his enlightened perspective: “Surprised at the humanity I experienced there… I am now convinced that friendship and peace between us, the children of Abraham, is indeed possible.” |
Mohamed Khallouk, a Moroccan Muslim scholar, has a new-found appreciation for the possibility of peace after a trip to Jerusalem
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By Mohammed Khallouk, Jerusalem Post
As a child in Morocco, Mohamed Khallouk was taught to hate Jews and Israelis. His views began to change, however, after learning about Morocco’s Jewish history and the monarchy’s commitment to coexistence. A visit to Jerusalem confirmed his enlightened perspective: “Surprised at the humanity I experienced there… I am now convinced that friendship and peace between us, the children of Abraham, is indeed possible.”
 Habib Elghanian, an Iranian-Jewish industrialist and philanthropist, was executed in 1979, shortly after the Revolution |
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“Iran executed my grandfather. Now the regime is trying to hide the way it has treated other Jews” By Shahrzad Elghanayan, Washington Post “As Iran’s leaders try to soften their image to seal a deal to limit the country’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions, they’re peddling a revised and rosy version of Iran’s own 2,600-year Jewish history.”
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Habib Elghanian, an Iranian-Jewish industrialist and philanthropist, was executed in 1979, shortly after the Revolution
By Shahrzad Elghanayan, Washington Post
“As Iran’s leaders try to soften their image to seal a deal to limit the country’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions, they’re peddling a revised and rosy version of Iran’s own 2,600-year Jewish history.”
By Marilyn Faham
3 carrots peeled and cubed
2 carrots peeled and grated
1 medium onion grated
1/2 red pepper, grated
1/2 red pepper, cut on diagonal
1/2 green pepper, grated
1/2 green pepper, cut on diagonal
16oz tomato sauce
1/2 cup red wine
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Oregano, garlic powder, salt, black pepper
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“Born again: Jews of Sarajevo welcome baby boom” By Ryan Schuessler, Aljazeera America At the end of World War I, 12,000 Jews lived in Sarajevo. The community was more than decimated during the Holocaust, and then dropped to 200 during the war in the early 1990’s. Today, there are 700 Jews. |
Sephardic Jews arrived in Sarajevo shortly after the expulsion from Spain. Pictured here is a Sephardic couple from the city around 1900 (Photo courtesy of Sarajevo, biografija grada by Robert J. Donia)
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By Ryan Schuessler, Aljazeera America
At the end of World War I, 12,000 Jews lived in Sarajevo. The community was more than decimated during the Holocaust, and then dropped to 200 during the war in the early 1990’s. Today, there are 700 Jews.
Israel/India/Algeria: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions
May 11th at 6:30 PM
at the Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY
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The Sephardic Center’s 2nd Annual Gala
Boarding at 7PM on May 12th, 2015
2430 FDR Drive at Peir 23
Enjoy a romantic atmosphere aboard the Harbor Lights, including a live traditional Sephardi concert with David Abitbol, a world-renowned Sephardi Singer and Paytan from Paris, France, and his orchestra!
Registration is now open for an evening full of surprises!
Please click here to buy tickets and to learn about advertising opportunities. All proceeds benefit the mission of The Sephardi Center to celebrate the unique and beautiful Orthodox Sephardi heritage.
Exile from Egypt: Jean Naggar
7:00PM on May 20th
at the Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY
Jean Naggar will discuss her acclaimed memoir Sipping from the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt. Born into a prominent, sophisticated Jewish family who spent time in Europe and lived in the Middle East, her coming of age memoir tells the story of her protected youth in Alexandria’s cosmopolitan milieu. To Naggar, her childhood seemed a magical time that would never come to an end. In 1956, however, Gamal Nasser’s nationalizing of the Suez Canal set in motion events that would change her life—and the fate of Egypt’s Jewish community—forever.
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Copyright © 2015 American Sephardi Federation, All rights reserved.
Thank you for opting (on our websites, at an event, or by email) to receive American Sephardi Federation Programming Updates and Publications. We apologize if this message was sent in error.
The American Sephardi Federation’s Sephardi House is located at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th St., New York, NY., 10011).
American Sephardi Federation | http://www.Sephardi.House | info@Sephardi.House | (212) 548-4486
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