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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Esther Amini
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Esther Amini \nEsther Amini discusses her new work “Concealed.”  \nThursday\, 21 January at 1:00PM EST \nEsther Amini grew up in Queens\, New York\, during the freewheeling 1960s. She also grew up in a Persian-Jewish household\, the American-born daughter of parents who had fled Mashhad\, Iran. In Concealed\, she tells the story of being caught between these two worlds: the dutiful daughter of tradition-bound parents who hungers for more self-determination than tradition allows. \nExploring the roots of her father’s deep silences and explosive temper\, her mother’s flamboyance and flights from home\, and her own sense of indebtedness to her Iranian-born brothers\, Amini uncovers the story of her parents’ early years in Mashhad\, Iran’s holiest Muslim city; the little-known history of Mashhad’s underground Jews; the incident that steeled her mother’s resolve to leave; and her parents’ arduous journey to the U.S.\, where they faced a new threat to their traditions: the threat of freedom. Determined to protect his daughter from corruption\, Amini’s father prohibits talk\, books\, education\, and pushes an early Persian marriage instead. Can she resist? Should she? Focused intently on what she stands to gain\, Amini comes to see what she also stands to lose: a family and community bound by food\, celebrations\, sibling escapades\, and unexpected acts of devotion by parents to whom she feels invisible. \nEsther Amini is a writer\, painter\, and psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice. Her short stories have appeared in Elle\, Lilith\, Tablet\, The Jewish Week\, Barnard Magazine\, Inscape Literary\, and Proximity. She was named one of Aspen Words’ two best emerging memoirists and awarded its Emerging Writer Fellowship in 2016 based on her memoir entitled: “Concealed.” Her pieces have been performed by Jewish Women’s Theatre in Los Angeles and in Manhattan\, and was chosen by JWT as their Artist-in-Residence in 2019. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-esther-amini/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T133000
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Edith Scott Saavedra
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Edith Scott Saavedra \n Edith Scott Saavedra discusses her new work “The Lamps of Albarracin.” \nWednesday\, 13 January at 12:00PM EST \nHistorical fiction author Edith Scott Saavedra explores her journey to bring alive the culture and history of Sephardic Aragon and true stories of resistance to the Spanish Inquisition by giving voice to women and girls. Inspired by traditions passed down from mother to daughter for generations\, the author would discover in the historical records episodes of resistance long suppressed by the monarchy and church in Spain\, write a historical novel in English and Spanish editions\, and set out to bring this content to students in Spain and the United States.\n“The Lamps of Albarracín” is a fictional first-person narrative by a Sephardic girl that recounts the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition into the Kingdom of Aragon in the 1480s. It is based on extensive review of Spanish Inquisition testimony and historical research. The novel gives voice to the diverse peoples of late-medieval Aragon – Jews\, Muslims\, Christians and persons of mixed heritage\, with a focus on women and true stories of tolerance and courage. It also celebrates the rich culture and traditions of multicultural Aragon in the years prior to the Expulsion of the Jews. \nEdith Scott Saavedra earned her BA and JD degrees from Harvard University. She has had a distinguished career as an international lawyer\, business consultant and nonfiction author. The Lamps of Albarracín/Los Candiles de Albarracín\, her first novel\, has received media attention throughout the Spanish speaking world\, including Radio Sefarad Madrid\, Sefarad.es\, eSefarad\, Libertad Digital\, Radio Aragón\, Semanario Hebreo and Radio Las 2 Orillas Bogotá. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-edith-scott-saavedra/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210108T003059Z
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SUMMARY:New York Ladino Day 2021: Adelantre / Onward!
DESCRIPTION:The American Sephardi Federation\, the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America\, the Sephardic Foundation on Aging and the Shearith Israel League Foundation present: \nNew York Ladino Day 2021:\nAdelantre / Onward! \nJoin us for ASF’s 4th Annual Ladino Day created by Drs. Jane Mushabac and Bryan Kirschen \nYou’ll hear Ruth Azaria\, actor Hank Azaria’s mother\, speak about growing-up with Ladino;\nRabbi Nissim Elnecavé on expressions we love; Ladino students on learning the language; renowned writer Myriam Moscona; the premiere of a contemporary short play; and celebrated singer Daphna Mor. \nSunday\, 10 January 2:00 – 4:00PM EST \nLadino is a bridge to many cultures. It is a variety of Spanish that has absorbed words from Hebrew\, Turkish\, Arabic\, French\, Greek\, and Portuguese. The mother tongue of Jews in the Ottoman Empire for 500 years\, Ladino became the home language of Sephardim worldwide. While the number of Ladino speakers has sharply declined\, distinguished Ladino Day programs like ours celebrate and preserve a vibrant language and heritage. These programs are\, as Aviya Kushner wrote in the Forward last January\, “Why Ladino Will Rise Again.” \nSince 2013\, International Ladino Day programs have been held around the world to honor the Ladino language\, also known as Judeo-Spanish. January 10th marks New York’s 4th Annual Ladino Day created by Drs. Jane Mushabac and Bryan Kirschen for the American Sephardi Federation. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-york-ladino-day-2021-adelantre-onward/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201230T233852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201230T234903Z
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SUMMARY:The Rich Cultural Heritage of Bukharan Jews
DESCRIPTION:On the heels of our 2-part session about the multifaceted history of Bukharian Jews\, we invite you to join us for a deeper dive into the rich and dynamic culture of this millenia-old community. \nJoin us as we explore the musical\, literary\, and culinary heritage of Bukharian Jews—discovering the ways in which they have developed their mosaic culture through a dynamic interaction with the dominant and changing societies surrounding them.\nOur discussion will take us on a journey to Central Asia\, the Land of Israel\, the United States and beyond. \n\nWednesday\, 6 January at 12:00PM EST\n \nBorn in Uzbekistan\, raised in Seattle\, and currently based in New York City\, Ruben Shimonov is a Jewish educator\, community builder\, social entrepreneur and artist with a passion for Jewish diversity and pluralism. He previously served as Director of Community Engagement & Education at Queens College Hillel—where he had\, within his vast portfolio\, the unique role of cultivating Sephardic & Mizrahi student life on campus. Currently\, he is the Founding Executive Director of the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network—a grassroots movement building a supportive\, vibrant and much-needed community for LGBTQ+ Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews. He also serves as Vice-President of Education & Community Engagement on the Young Leadership Board of the American Sephardi Federation\, as well as Director of Educational Experiences & Programming for the Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee. Within both organizations\, Ruben has used his artistry in Arabic\, Hebrew & Persian calligraphy to enhance Muslim-Jewish dialogue and relationship building. In 2018\, Ruben was listed among The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” young Jewish community leaders and changemakers. He has lectured extensively on the histories and cultures of various Sephardic & Mizrahi communities. Among his speaking engagements\, he has been invited to present at Limmud Seattle\, NY and U.K. He is also an alumnus of the COJECO Blueprint and Nahum Goldmann Fellowships for his work in Jewish social innovation. \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-rich-cultural-heritage-of-bukharan-jews/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T113000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
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SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer
DESCRIPTION:Sephardi Culinary History is a new show that combines chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer’s fascination with food studies and flair for creating delicious cuisine. \nJoin along as she cooks Sephardic history! \nEpisode Five:\nFish Stew of the Conversos and Matza  \nSunday\, 20 December at 10:00AM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP; Donations suggested) \nDonate Now \nYour generous contribution will support Chef Jawhara Piñer’s forthcoming academic publication and accompanying recipe book\, as well as the ASF Institute of Jewish Experience! \n\nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara-Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nIn May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. Her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Tablet Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. Chef Hélène is currently writing a scholarly book and accompanying cookbook on the Jewish culinary history of Spain. \nWe are proud Chef Hélène is serving as one of the judges for the ASF’s Great Sephardic Chef Competition! \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-5/
CATEGORIES:Cooking,Culture & History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
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SUMMARY:Writing Between Tongues: An Exploration of Hebrew and Arabic Calligraphy
DESCRIPTION:Writing Between Tongues:\nAn Exploration of Hebrew and Arabic Calligraphy \nIn this interactive session and virtual gallery tour\, we will dive into the rich visual worlds of Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy.\nThrough historical\, spiritual\, linguistic and artistic lenses\, we will discover the parallels between both languages. Educator\, community organizer\, and artist Ruben Shimonov will take us on an exploratory journey of his multilingual calligraphy and the ways he has used his art to enrich Muslim-Jewish interfaith communities.\nWe will end the session with a live calligraphy demonstration.  \nThursday\, 17 December at 12:00PM EDT \nBorn in Uzbekistan\, raised in Seattle\, and currently based in New York City\, Ruben Shimonov is a Jewish educator\, community builder\, social entrepreneur and artist with a passion for Jewish diversity and pluralism. He previously served as Director of Community Engagement & Education at Queens College Hillel—where he had\, within his vast portfolio\, the unique role of cultivating Sephardic & Mizrahi student life on campus. Currently\, he is the Founding Executive Director of the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network—a grassroots movement building a supportive\, vibrant and much-needed community for LGBTQ+ Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews. He also serves as Vice-President of Education & Community Engagement on the Young Leadership Board of the American Sephardi Federation\, as well as Director of Educational Experiences & Programming for the Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee. Within both organizations\, Ruben has used his artistry in Arabic\, Hebrew & Persian calligraphy to enhance Muslim-Jewish dialogue and relationship building. In 2018\, Ruben was listed among The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” young Jewish community leaders and changemakers. He has lectured extensively on the histories and cultures of various Sephardic & Mizrahi communities. Among his speaking engagements\, he has been invited to present at Limmud Seattle\, NY and U.K. He is also an alumnus of the COJECO Blueprint and Nahum Goldmann Fellowships for his work in Jewish social innovation. \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/writing-between-tongues-an-exploration-of-hebrew-and-arabic-calligraphy/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201028T152454Z
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SUMMARY:A virtual tour of the Bukharian Jewish Heritage Museum
DESCRIPTION:A virtual tour of the Bukharian Jewish Heritage Museum \nWe will look at fascinating artifacts and traditional clothing from the Bukharian Jewish Heritage Museum. We will discuss their importance and the differences that they contain from the local community in Uzbekistan.\n \nTuesday\, 8 December at 12:00PM EST \n  \nAbout the Speaker:\nManashe Khaimov is an Adjunct Professor in Jewish Studies\, with a specialty in History and Culture of the Bukharian Jews at Queens College. Manashe was born in a city along the Silk Road\, in Samarkand\, Uzbekistan\, where his ancestors lived for over 2000 years\, which makes Manashe’s Jewish identity simultaneously Bukharian\, Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian speaking. \nHe is a fourth generation community organizer\, informal Jewish educator\, and a lifelong learner who brings his passion working with Jewish community. He is founding director and social innovator of the Bukharian Jewish Union\, the founder of AskBobo.org\, the only Bukharian online dictionary and the founder of The Jewish Silk Road Tours ™ walking tours in NYC. Manashe researched and produced several documentaries about Bukharian Jewish community as part of the Bukharian Lens project: The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews; The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews and Ashkenazi Jews Who Were Evacuated During WWII to Central Asia; Bukharian Roots. Manashe launched MEROS: Center for Bukharian Jewish Research & Identity at Queens College Hillel. \nManashe is a member of the 3rd cohort of UJA-Federation of NY Ruskay Fellows. Manashe is a recipient of the NY Jewish Week “36 Under 36”\, and TimesLedger Newspaper’s “Queens Impact Award.” He is an alumnus of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship for International Jewish Leaders. Manashe earned a BA from Baruch College and MSW from Hunter College in Community Organizing\, Planning\, & Development. Manashe has presented on the history of the Bukharian Jews at numerous communities all around the United States and beyond including in Canada\, Uzbekistan\, Limmud South Africa (2018)\, Limmud FSU Vienna (2020)\, and presented at eFestival Limmud North America (2020). \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/a-virtual-tour-of-the-bukharian-jewish-heritage-museum/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Virtual Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Aviva Ben-Ur
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Aviva Ben-Ur \nAviva Ben-Ur\, Professor in Judaic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, the author of Sephardic Jews in America: A Diasporic History discusses her new book “Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society: Suriname in the Atlantic World\, 1651-1825.” \nWednesday\, 2 December at 12:00PM EST \nJewish Autonomy in a Slave Society explores the political and social history of the Jews of Suri-name\, a Dutch colony on the South American mainland just north of Brazil. Suriname was home to the most privileged Jewish community in the Americas where Jews\, most of Iberian origin\, enjoyed religious liberty\, were judged by their own tribunal\, could enter any trade\, owned planta-tions and slaves\, and even had a say in colonial governance. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-aviva-ben-ur/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
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SUMMARY:A virtual tour of the Bukharian Community Center/Synagogue in Queens\, NY
DESCRIPTION:A virtual tour of the Bukharian Community Center/Synagogue in Queens\, NY \nDiscover how the largest Bukharian Jewish Community outside of Israel ends it up in Queens. What is community like today?\nWhat are the impact and footprints they are leaving in USA society?\n \nTuesday\, 1 December at 12:00PM EST \n  \nAbout the Speaker:\nManashe Khaimov is an Adjunct Professor in Jewish Studies\, with a specialty in History and Culture of the Bukharian Jews at Queens College. Manashe was born in a city along the Silk Road\, in Samarkand\, Uzbekistan\, where his ancestors lived for over 2000 years\, which makes Manashe’s Jewish identity simultaneously Bukharian\, Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian speaking. \nHe is a fourth generation community organizer\, informal Jewish educator\, and a lifelong learner who brings his passion working with Jewish community. He is founding director and social innovator of the Bukharian Jewish Union\, the founder of AskBobo.org\, the only Bukharian online dictionary and the founder of The Jewish Silk Road Tours ™ walking tours in NYC. Manashe researched and produced several documentaries about Bukharian Jewish community as part of the Bukharian Lens project: The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews; The Untold Story of Bukharian Jews and Ashkenazi Jews Who Were Evacuated During WWII to Central Asia; Bukharian Roots. Manashe launched MEROS: Center for Bukharian Jewish Research & Identity at Queens College Hillel. \nManashe is a member of the 3rd cohort of UJA-Federation of NY Ruskay Fellows. Manashe is a recipient of the NY Jewish Week “36 Under 36”\, and TimesLedger Newspaper’s “Queens Impact Award.” He is an alumnus of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship for International Jewish Leaders. Manashe earned a BA from Baruch College and MSW from Hunter College in Community Organizing\, Planning\, & Development. Manashe has presented on the history of the Bukharian Jews at numerous communities all around the United States and beyond including in Canada\, Uzbekistan\, Limmud South Africa (2018)\, Limmud FSU Vienna (2020)\, and presented at eFestival Limmud North America (2020). \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/a-virtual-tour-of-the-bukharian-community-center-synagogue-in-queens-ny/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Virtual Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201129T113000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201026T184538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T174458Z
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SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer
DESCRIPTION:Sephardi Culinary History is a new show that combines chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer’s fascination with food studies and flair for creating delicious cuisine.  \nJoin along as she cooks Sephardic history! \nEpisode Four: Hanukkah Special\nChallah Candles and Bimuelos\n(Two-Ways) \nSunday\, 29 November at 10:00AM EST \nSign-up Now!\n(Complimentary RSVP; Donations suggested) \nDonate Now \nYour generous contribution will support Chef Jawhara Piñer’s forthcoming academic publication and accompanying recipe book\, as well as the ASF Institute of Jewish Experience! \n  \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara-Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nIn May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. Her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Tablet Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. Chef Hélène is currently writing a scholarly book and accompanying cookbook on the Jewish culinary history of Spain. \nWe are proud Chef Hélène is serving as one of the judges for the ASF’s Great Sephardic Chef Competition! \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-4/
CATEGORIES:Cooking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201028T145017Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Cedric Cohen-Skalli
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Cedric Cohen-Skalli  \nCedric Cohen-Skalli discusses his new book\, “Don Isaac Abravanel: An Intellectual Biography.” \nCedric Cohen-Skalli teaches early modern and modern Jewish philosophy at the University of Haifa and is the director of the Bucerius Institute for the Research of Contemporary German History and Society. \nWednesday\, 25 November at 12:00PM EST \nDon Isaac Abravanel (1437–1508) was one of the great inventors of Jewish modernity. A merchant\, banker\, and court financier\, a scholar versed in both Jewish and Christian writings\, a preacher and exegete\, a prominent political actor in royal entourages and Jewish communities\, Abravanel was one of the greatest leaders and thinkers of Iberian Jewry in the aftermath of the expulsion of 1492. This book\, the first new intellectual biography of Abravanel in twenty years\, depicts his life in three cultural milieus—Portugal\, Castile\, and post-expulsion Italy—and analyzes his major literary accomplishments in each period. Abravanel was a traditionalist with innovative ideas\, a man with one foot in the Middle Ages and the other in the Renaissance. An erudite scholar\, author of a monumental exegetical opus that is still studied today\, and an avid book collector\, he was a transitional figure\, defined by an age of contradictions. Yet\, it is these very contradictions that make him such an important personality for understanding the dawn of Jewish modernity. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-cedric-cohen-skalli/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201122T110000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201116T165600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201116T165738Z
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SUMMARY:Tour Nahlaot: A Walk Through the Communities that Make a Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION:Tour Nahlaot:\nA Walk Through the Communities that Make a Neighborhood \nSunday\, 22 November at 10:00AM EST \nJoin us for a live virtual tour\, with tour guide Miriam Safira Simon\, of the neighborhood of Nahlaot.\nThroughout the past decades\, a variety of Jewish communities have made their way and settled in this unique neighborhood\, including Yemenites\, Bukharians\, Greek\, and a variety of other Sephardi communities. Miriam will take us to through the narrow alleys of Nahlaot and show us the synagogues\, plaques\, and homes that tell a story.  \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/tour-nahlaot-a-walk-through-the-communities-that-make-a-neighborhood/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201019T163515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T235840Z
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SUMMARY:At the Crossroads of Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian-Speaking Worlds: The History of Bukharian Jews
DESCRIPTION:The culture and history of Bukharian Jews is situated at the unique\, intersection of Sephardic\, Mizrahi and Russian-speaking Jewish identities. Through this 2-part learning series\, we will explore the multilayered\, rich story of this millennia-old community—discovering the ways in which they have developed their mosaic culture through a dynamic interaction with the dominant and changing societies surrounding them.\nOur discussion will also shed light on how their experiences fit into the broader historical saga of the Jewish people. \nThursdays\n12 and 19 November at 12:00PM EDT \nBorn in Uzbekistan\, raised in Seattle\, and currently based in New York City\, Ruben Shimonov is a Jewish educator\, community builder\, social entrepreneur and artist with a passion for Jewish diversity and pluralism. He previously served as Director of Community Engagement & Education at Queens College Hillel—where he had\, within his vast portfolio\, the unique role of cultivating Sephardic & Mizrahi student life on campus. Currently\, he is the Founding Executive Director of the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network—a grassroots movement building a supportive\, vibrant and much-needed community for LGBTQ+ Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews. He also serves as Vice-President of Education & Community Engagement on the Young Leadership Board of the American Sephardi Federation\, as well as Director of Educational Experiences & Programming for the Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee. Within both organizations\, Ruben has used his artistry in Arabic\, Hebrew & Persian calligraphy to enhance Muslim-Jewish dialogue and relationship building. In 2018\, Ruben was listed among The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” young Jewish community leaders and changemakers. He has lectured extensively on the histories and cultures of various Sephardic & Mizrahi communities. Among his speaking engagements\, he has been invited to present at Limmud Seattle\, NY and U.K. He is also an alumnus of the COJECO Blueprint and Nahum Goldmann Fellowships for his work in Jewish social innovation. \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/at-the-crossroads-of-sephardic-mizrahi-and-russian-speaking-worlds-the-history-of-bukharian-jews/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201028T144323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T235928Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Jane S. Gerber
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Jane S. Gerber \nJane S. Gerber discusses her new book\, “Cities of Splendour in the Shaping of Sephardi History.” \nJane S. Gerber is Professor Emerita of History and director of the Institute for Sephardic Studies at the Graduate Center of the CUNY. She is a past president of the Association for Jewish Studies. She has been a visiting professor at Harvard\, Yale\, Columbia\, the Hebrew University\, the University of Pennsylvania\, and the Jewish Theological Seminary\, and has lectured widely in the United States and elsewhere. She headed the Advisory Board of the American Sephardi Federation and served on the Academic Advisory Council of the Center for Jewish History and the Academic Board of the Rothberg School of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \nWednesday\, 18 November at 12:00PM EST \nSephardi identity has meant different things at different times\, but has always entailed a connection with Spain\, from which the Jews were expelled in 1492. While Sephardi Jews have lived in numerous cities and towns throughout history\, certain cities had a greater impact in the shaping of their culture. This book focuses on those that may be considered most important\, from Cordoba in the tenth century to Toledo\, Venice\, Safed\, Istanbul\, Salonica\, and Amsterdam at the dawn of the seventeenth century. Each served as a venue in which a particular dimension of Sephardi Jewry either took shape or was expressed in especially intense form. Significantly\, these cities were mostly heterogeneous in their population and culture – half of them under Christian rule and half under Muslim rule – and this too shaped the Sephardi world-view and attitude. While Sephardim cultivated a distinctive identity\, they felt at home in the cultures of their adopted lands. Drawing upon a variety of both primary and secondary sources\, Jane Gerber demonstrates that Sephardi history and culture have always been multifaceted. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-jane-s-gerber/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201112T235408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T235658Z
UID:6634-1605441600-1605447000@americansephardi.org
SUMMARY:SIGD: A Global Introspection Event
DESCRIPTION:SIGD:\nA Global Introspection Event  \nSunday\, 15 November at 12PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nSigd is a unique Beta Israel holiday celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur. Typically it is a day of communal gathering and introspection\, which is why this year we’d like to turn to global introspection on this special day. We invite you to gather with us for an online Sigd event that will both explore the meaning behind this holiday and celebrate the Ethiopian culture and tradition. The event will include kessim\, dignitaries\, special photo essay with Joan Roth\, music by Dror Kanunat and more! \nSponsorship and opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sigd-a-global-introspection-event/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201028T143603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T150558Z
UID:6540-1605096000-1605101400@americansephardi.org
SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Stanley Mirvis
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Stanley Mirvis \nStanley Mirvis an assistant professor of history in the School of Historical\, Philosophical\, and Religious Studies\, and the Harold and Jean Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies\, at Arizona State University will discuss his new book\, “The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica: A Testamentary History of a Diaspora in Transition.”  \nAn in-depth look at the Portuguese Jews of Jamaica and their connections to broader European and Atlantic trade networks.\n \nWednesday\, 11 November at 12:00PM EST \nBased on last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815\, this book explores the social and familial experiences of one of the most critical yet understudied nodes of the Atlantic Portuguese Jewish Diaspora. Stanley Mirvis examines how Jamaica’s Jews put down roots as traders\, planters\, pen keepers\, physicians\, fishermen\, and metalworkers\, and reveals how their presence shaped the colony as much as settlement in the tropical West Indies transformed the lives of the island’s Jews. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-stanley-mirvis/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201028T142525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T150803Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Shalva Weil
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Shalva Weil \nShalva Weil a Senior Researcher at the Research Institute for Innovation in Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, Israel\, and Research Fellow in the Department of Biblical Studies and Ancient Studies at the University of South Africa.  \nShe will discuss  her new book “The Baghdadi Jews in India: Maintaining Communities\, Negotiating Identities and Creating Super-Diversity.”\n \nWednesday\, 4 November at 12:00PM EST \n“The Baghdadi Jews in India: Maintaining Communities\, Negotiating Identities and Creating Super-Diversity” explores the extraordinary differentiation of the Baghdadi Jewish community over time during their sojourn in India from the end of the eighteenth century until their dispersion to Indian diasporas in Israel and English-speaking countries throughout the world after India gained independence in 1947. \nChapters on schools\, institutions and culture present how Baghdadis in India managed to maintain their communities by negotiating multiple identities in a stratified and complex society. Several disciplinary perspectives are utilized to explore the super-diversity of the Baghdadis and the ways in which they successfully adapted to new situations during the Raj\, while retaining particular traditions and modifying and incorporating others. Providing a comprehensive overview of this community\, the contributions to the book show that the legacy of the Baghdadi Jews lives on for Indians today through landmarks and monuments in Mumbai\, Pune and Kolkata\, and for Jews\, through memories woven by members of the community residing in diverse diasporas. \nShalva Weil is Senior Researcher at the Research Institute for Innovation in Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, Israel\, and Research Fellow in the Department of Biblical Studies and Ancient Studies at the University of South Africa. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-shalva-weil/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201007T220504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T012532Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Alma Rachel Heckman
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Alma Rachel Heckman  \nAlma Rachel Heckman\, Neufeld-Levin Chair of Holocaust Studies and Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of California\, Santa Cruz discusses her new book\, “The Sultan’s Communists: Moroccan Jews and the Politics of Belonging.” \nWednesday\, 28 October at 12:00PM EDT \nSign-up Now! \nThe Sultan’s Communists uncovers the history of Jewish radical involvement in Morocco’s national liberation project and examines how Moroccan Jews envisioned themselves participating as citizens in a newly-independent Morocco. Closely following the lives of five prominent Moroccan Jewish Communists (Léon René Sultan\, Edmond Amran El Maleh\, Abraham Serfaty\, Simon Lévy\, and Sion Assidon)\, Alma Rachel Heckman describes how Moroccan Communist Jews fit within the story of mass Jewish exodus from Morocco in the 1950s and ’60s\, and how they survived oppressive post-independence authoritarian rule under the Moroccan monarchy to ultimately become heroic emblems of state-sponsored Muslim-Jewish tolerance. \nThe figures at the center of Heckman’s narrative stood at the intersection of colonialism\, Arab nationalism\, and Zionism. Their stories unfolded in a country that\, upon independence from France and Spain in 1956\, allied itself with the United States (and\, more quietly\, Israel) during the Cold War\, while attempting to claim a place for itself within the fraught politics of the post-independence Arab world. The Sultan’s Communists contributes to the growing literature on Jews in the modern Middle East and provides a new history of twentieth-century Jewish Morocco. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-alma-rachel-heckman/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T113000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201019T162552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T012607Z
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SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer
DESCRIPTION:Sephardi Culinary History is a new show that combines chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer’s fascination with food studies and flair for creating delicious cuisine.  \nJoin along as she cooks Sephardic history! \n  \nEpisode Three:\nMaimón Cake  and  Quince\, Pear\, Apple and Pomegranate Juices\n \nSunday\, 25 October at 10:00AM EDT \n  \nTickets support Chef Hélène’s forthcoming publications and the ASF’s Institute of Jewish Experience \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara-Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nIn May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. Her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Tablet Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. Chef Hélène is currently writing a scholarly book and accompanying cookbook on the Jewish culinary history of Spain. \nWe are proud Chef Hélène is serving as one of the judges for the ASF’s Great Sephardic Chef Competition! \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-3/
CATEGORIES:Cooking,Zoom Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201007T215746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T012632Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Reeva Spector Simon
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Reeva Spector Simon \nReeva Spector Simon discusses her new book “The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa: The Impact of World War II.” \nIncorporating published and archival material\, this volume fills an important gap in the history of the Jewish experience during World War II\, describing how the war affected Jews living along the southern rim of the Mediterranean and the Levant\, from Morocco to Iran. \n  \nWednesday\, 21 October at 12:00PM EDT \nSign-up Now! \nSurviving the Nazi slaughter did not mean that Jews living in the Middle East and North Africa were unaffected by the war: there was constant anti-Semitic propaganda and general economic deprivation; communities were bombed; and Jews suffered because of the anti-Semitic Vichy regulations that left them unemployed\, homeless\, and subject to forced labor and deportation to labor camps. Nevertheless\, they fought for the Allies and assisted the Americans and the British in the invasion of North Africa. These men and women were community leaders and average people who\, despite their dire economic circumstances\, worked with the refugees attempting to escape the Nazis via North Africa\, Turkey\, or Iran and connected with international aid agencies during and after the war. By 1945\, no Jewish community had been left untouched\, and many were financially decimated\, a situation that would have serious repercussions on the future of Jews in the region. \nReeva Spector Simon served as Associate Director of the Middle East Institute\, Columbia University\, and Professor of History at Yeshiva University. She is the author of Iraq Between the Two World Wars and co-editor of The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-reeva-spector-simon/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201007T214926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T012700Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Sina Kahen
DESCRIPTION:New Works Wednesdays with Sina Kahen  \nSina Kahen\, a Sepharadi consultant\, speaker\, and author on Medical Tech\, AI\, and Jewish Philosophy will discuss his new book “Ideas: Bereshit\,” ideas on the weekly Torah portion through a Western Sephardi lens. \nWednesday\, 14 October at 12:00PM EDT\n \nSign-up Now! \nThe Torah is Judaism’s crown. The ideas gleaned from it have improved and advanced human civilization. Sina Kahen weaves together ideas from ancient to modern times\, in an effort to provide an intellectually honest and spiritually fulfilling representation of the Torah’s weekly portions. Drawing from science\, philosophy\, psychology\, and history\, this series offers the reader a vision of Torah based on intellect and integration\, rather than superstition and isolation. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-sina-kahen/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T113000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20201007T213131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T220725Z
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SUMMARY:Learn Arabic with Professor Daniel Tsadik
DESCRIPTION:Learn Arabic with Professor Daniel Tsadik  \nAlways wanted to learn Arabic but never had the time/opportunity? Now you do!  \nJoin us twice a week throughout the fall in the comfort of your own home. \nLearn to read and write as well as basic Arabic language skills with Professor Daniel Tsadik of Yeshiva University.\n\nEvery Monday & Wednesday\n14 October through 9 December at 10 AM EDT\n17 online sessions \n \nSign-up Now!\nRegistration required for the full course \n  \nSponsorship opportunities avaialble:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/learn-arabic-with-professor-daniel-tsadik/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Learning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T113000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20200903T165805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T013525Z
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SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer
DESCRIPTION:Sephardi Culinary History is a new show that combines chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer’s fascination with food studies and flair for creating delicious cuisine.  \nJoin along as she cooks Sephardic history! \n  \nEpisode Two:\nBeans\, Chicken\, and Brown Nougat \nFriday\, 30 September at 10:00AM EDT \nTickets support Chef Hélène’s forthcoming publications and the ASF’s Institute of Jewish Experience \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara-Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nIn May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. Her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Tablet Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. Chef Hélène is currently writing a scholarly book and accompanying cookbook on the Jewish culinary history of Spain. \nWe are proud Chef Hélène is serving as one of the judges for the ASF’s Great Sephardic Chef Competition! \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner-2/
CATEGORIES:Cooking,Zoom Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200913T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200913T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T014635
CREATED:20200828T194943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T231355Z
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SUMMARY:Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity
DESCRIPTION:Saving the Iraqi Jewish Archives: A Journey of Identity \nSunday\, 13 September \n11:00AM EDT (Live Q&A Session)\n6:00PM EDT (Rebroadcast) \nDocumentary Feature | USA | 2020 | 57 min\nIn English\nFollowed by the Q&A with the Filmmakers \nSUMMARY:\nThe Iraqi government\, under color of law\, stripped the Iraqi Jews of their property\, including religious and cultural artifacts\, starting in 1952. Rescued by US soldiers in 2003 from a flooded basement of the Iraqi secret police\, the Iraqi Jewish Archives consist of over 4800 books and artifacts. Among those are the records of the last Jewish education center in Iraq – The Frank Iny School. Presently\, the US and Iraqi governments are planning to return those same archives to a politically unstable Iraq. One day there will be little hard evidence for the community to prove they ever existed in Iraq. Moreover\, this same plight is being inflicted upon other minorities in the middle east. NYSJFF is please to present the world premiere of this eye-opening feature documentary that include personal stories how the archives were discovered\, and what the archives mean to future generations to come. \n\n\nCarole Basri — Executive Producer\, Co-Director\, Co-Writer\nCarole Basri is a lawyer and filmmaker. She’s a visiting professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law and a visiting professor at Pericles Law School. At Fordham University Law School she was an adjunct professor from 2010 to 2018 and created the first LLM in Corporate Compliance in the world at Fordham Law School. She was also an adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In 2003\, Ms. Basri was a member of the US State Department’s “Future of Iraq” Project and a member of the Coalition Provisional Authority\, with the Iraqi Reconstruction Development Council (IRDC) for Ambassador Bremer in Baghdad. Ms. Basri has Executive Produced a trilogy of films about Iraq’s Jewish community and history: THE LIFE OF FRANK INY (1999)\, SEARCHING FOR BAGHDAD (2002) and THE LAST JEWS OF BAGHDAD (2005). The trilogy has screened at over 80 premiere film festivals in the US\, Canada\, Israel and Europe and was featured on PBS and JLTV. She produced a short documentary on hemophiliacs in Iraq who got AIDS through tainted blood parts. She has been a commentator on Saddam’s trial\, the Iraqi elections and its constitution for MSNBC\, CNN\, FOX\, PBS and Al Iraqiya TV. Ms. Basri received at B.A. from Barnard College\, Columbia University and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.\n\n\nAdriana Davis — Co-Director\, Producer\, Co-Writer and Editor\n\nAdriana Davis has worked in film\, television and radio as a writer\, producer\, editor and voice-over artist since 1991. She is the founder of D-SQUARED MEDIA\, a full-service production company based in New York City with corporate and film clients. Ms. Davis is the\, co-director\, producer\, writer and editor of an acclaimed trilogy of documentaries about Iraq’s Jewish community and history: “THE LIFE OF FRANK INY” (1999)\, “SEARCHING FOR BAGHDAD” (2002) and “THE LAST JEWS OF BAGHDAD” (2005). The trilogy has screened at over 80 premiere film festivals in the US\, Canada\, Israel and Europe and was featured on PBS and JLTV. In addition to documentaries\, Ms. Davis has produced several narrative films including the romantic comedy\, “PLAY IT BY EAR” starring Academy Award® winner Rita Moreno and a noir thriller “KILL JOHNNY MILLS” for the festival circuit. She is currently producing two other documentaries: “A GRAND IDEA” following one man’s quest to mount a Broadway production of his own Yiddish version of “Pirates of Penzance” and “WHAT’S FOR LUNCH” profiling the struggles of the NY City school lunch program. For more information visit www.dsquaredmedia.com.\n\nMs. Davis received a B.A. in political science and completed all but her dissertation for her M.A. in Congressional Studies from The Catholic University of America and holds a Producing Certificate from The Hollywood Film Institute. \n\n\nSponsorship opportunities avaialble:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/saving-the-iraqi-jewish-archives-a-journey-of-identity/
CATEGORIES:Film,Film Festival
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SUMMARY:The Virtual Sephardic Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Virtual Sephardic Film Festival \nThe Film Series Pass includes Six Award-Nominated Films\nPlus an Exclusive Bonus\nTours of “The History of Jews” in the Middle East\,\nincluding Egypt\, Yemen\, Iraq\, Persia\, and Kurdistan\nPresented by the ASF Institute of Jewish Experience and Diarna Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life  \nSunday\, 30 August\nthrough\nSunday\, 13 September \nAll Films Start at 7:00PM\nEach film Is Available for Streaming for 72 Hours \n 
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-virtual-sephardic-film-festival/
CATEGORIES:Film Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200830T103000
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SUMMARY:Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara-Piñer
DESCRIPTION:Sephardi Culinary History is a new show that combines chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer’s fascination with food studies and flair for creating delicious cuisine. Join along as she cooks Sephardic history! \nSunday\, 30 August at 10:00AM EDT \nTickets support Chef Hélène’s forthcoming publications and the ASF’s Institute of Jewish Experience \nASF Broome & Allen Fellow Hélène Jawhara-Piñer earned her Ph.D in History\, Medieval History\, and the History of Food from the University of Tours\, France. \nChef Hélène’s primary research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through interculturality with a special focus on the Sephardic culinary heritage written in Arabic. A member of the IEHCA (Institute of European History and Cultures of Food)\, the CESR (Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance)\, and the CoReMa Project (Cooking Recipes of the Middle Ages)\, Chef Hélène has lectured at Bar-Ilan University (in collaboration with the Stali Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): “El patrimonio culinario judío de la Península Ibérica a través de un manuscrito del siglo XIII. Ejemplos de la pervivencia de recetas en la cocina de los sefardíes de España y de Marruecos\,” 2018)\, as well as at conference of the Association Diwan (“Reflections on the Jewish heritage according to the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ\,” 2015)\, IEHCA of Tours (“Jews and Muslims at the Table: Between coexistence and differentiation: state of affairs and reflections on the culinary practices of Jews and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula and in Sicily from the 12th to the 15th century\,” 2017)\, and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (“The hidden Jewish culinary heritage of the Iberian Peninsula through a manuscript of the 13th century. Examples of the provenance of some recipes in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine\,” 2017). \nIn May\, Chef Hélène hosted “Shavuot in the Sephardic Kitchen: Bread of the Seven Heavens\,” one of the most popular sessions of the Great Big Jewish Food Fest. Her recipes have appeared in the Sephardi World Weekly\, Tablet Magazine\, The Forward\, and S&P Central’s Newsletter. Chef Hélène is currently writing a scholarly book and accompanying cookbook on the Jewish culinary history of Spain. \nWe are proud Chef Hélène is serving as one of the judges for the ASF’s Great Sephardic Chef Competition! \nSponsorship and Naming opportunities avaialble:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardic-culinary-history-with-chef-helene-jawhara-piner/
CATEGORIES:Cooking
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T110000
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SUMMARY:Modern and Contemporary Judeo-Arabic Song and Performance
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nThe Music of North Africa  \nModern and Contemporary Judeo-Arabic Song and Performance \nBy Broom & Allen Fellows\, researcher\, writer and performer Dr. Vanessa Paloma Elbaz & ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas   \nWednesday 1 July at 10AM EDT \nSign-up Now!\n(Pay via PayPal by Credit or Debit Card)
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/modern-and-contemporary-judeo-arabic-song-and-performance/
CATEGORIES:Music,Zoom Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200629T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200629T140000
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SUMMARY:Journey to Yemen
DESCRIPTION:ASF IJE Travels in Jewish History… from home presents  \nJourney to Yemen\, a journey in time and space  \npowered by Diarna Geo-Museum Tours: \nJoin us as we visit Yemen and learn about its millennia old Jewish community\, visit major places of settlement and famous sites\, and learn some unique aspects of this isolated yet well connected community. \nMonday 29 June at 1PM EDT \nSign-up Now!\n(Pay via PayPal by Credit or Debit Card)
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/journey-to-yemen/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Zoom Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T110000
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CREATED:20200602T191730Z
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SUMMARY:Sephardi Judeo-Espagnole: Threads Across the Strait
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \n  \nThe Music of North Africa \nSephardi Judeo-Espagnole: \nThreads Across the Strait \nBy Broom & Allen Fellow\, researcher\, writer and performer Dr. Vanessa Paloma Elbaz  \nWednesday 24 June at 10AM EDT \nSign-up Now!\n(Pay via PayPal by Credit or Debit Card)
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sephardi-judeo-espagnole-threads-across-the-strait/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Music,Zoom Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T110000
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SUMMARY:Musical Life in Devotional Texts
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \n  \nThe Music of North Africa \nMusical Life in Devotional Texts \nBy Broom & Allen Fellow\, ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas  \nWednesday 17 June at 10AM EDT \nSign-up Now!\n(Pay via PayPal by Credit or Debit Card)
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/musical-life-in-devotional-texts/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Music,Zoom Webinar
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