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November 16, 2016
14 Cheshvan , 5777 



San Francisco

 
Evening of Mizrahi Commemoration and Culture

Wednesday, November 30
5:30PM Reception
6:00PM Program
San Francisco Public Library 
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA

In honor of Israel's 3rd annual day of commemoration to honor Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa, JIMENA, The Israeli Consulate of the Pacific Northwest in San Francisco and the SF Public Library invite you to an evening to commemorate Mizrahi Jewish refugees and to celebrate Iraqi Jewish culture. Join us for a screening of The Dove Flyer: Farewell Baghdad, based on the critically acclaimed autobiographical blockbuster novel by Eli Amir. The film recalls a lost time when over 130,000 Jews lived and prospered in Iraq. We follow the teenage Kabi as he navigates the final years of the community's existence in Iraq, before its final expulsion and resettlement to 1950s Israel. Following the screening, hear testimony from an Iraqi Jew born in Baghdad, fleeing to New York as a teenager in the 1960s.

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An Evening of Mizrahi and Sephardic Poetry

Thursday, December 1
7:00PM-8:30PM
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

From the twelfth-century Spanish Jewish writer, philosopher, and physician Yehuda Halevi to the contemporary members of Israel's Ars Poetica movement, poets have long expressed the deepest thoughts and feelings of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jew. 

Hear ancient and modern poems, translated from Arabic, Hebrew, Ladino, and French, in an evening organized by JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa and Jewish Learning Works. The works demonstrate the influence of Mizrahi and Sephardic poetry on Jewish spirituality and thinking. The readers will be Mizrahi and Sephardic young adult members of the JIMENA community.

 
Yehoram Gaon Concert

Sunday, December 4
Doors open at 7:00PM
Concert begins at 8:00PM
Peninsula Sinai Congregation
499 Boothbay Avenue, Foster City

Join Peninsula Sinai Congregation with The Consulate General of Israel and JIMENA for a performance by Yehoram Gaon. Yehoram Gaon is a singer,  entertainer, actor, and writer. The son of  Sephardic Jewish parents-a  Macedonian father and  Turkish mother, both immigrants to Israel- he became an early inspiration of "solidarity and pride" for Israel's Sephardic community.  Come join us for his breathtaking performance. 

Los Angeles
   
Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries to be Honored at Los Angeles City Council 

Wednesday, December 7  
10:00 AM
LOS ANGELES CITY HALL
Council Chambers 3rd Floor
200 N. Spring St. 
(Pedestrian Entrance on Main)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Reception to follow presentation in 
the City Hall 3rd Floor Rotunda 

Join JIMENA LA and 30 Years After for this important morning of recognition. JIMENA speakers will personal stories and honor the 850,000+ Forgotten Refugees from North Africa and the Middle East. For more information email: farah@jimena.org
   
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An Untold Story: Remembering The Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries

Thursday, December 8
7:00PM 
Sephardic Temple
10500 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Join JIMENA LA, Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, and the Consulate General of Israel LA for this amazing event! An art exhibit and remarks from eyewitness refugees will commemorate the Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Sam Grundwerg, Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles will share remarks on the importance of this commemoration. 
   
Art After Dark: Festival of Lights and Shadows

Saturday, December 10
7:00PM-9:30PM
Temple Beth Am 
1039 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
FREE

YaBa (Young Adults @ Beth Am) and theatre dybbuk, featuring artist Alexa Meade, present an evening of artistic enlightenment. Take a journey through your stories of finding light in the darkness, while engaging with perspective-bending artwork and illuminating performance.

   
Chloe Pourmorady Ensemble

Wednesday, December 14
8:00PM-10:00PM
Skirball Cultual Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049

As part of the Jewish Federation of LA's Infinite Light citywide Hanukkah festival, JIMENA and the Skirball Cultural Center are excited to invite you to an evening of Mizrahi and Sephardic culture featuring Chloe Pourmorady and her ensemble.  This program titled "Bipâyân: Endless," features Chloe's instrumental and vocal compositions, as well as arrangements of collected folk songs in Ladino, Greek, Hebrew, Farsi, and Turkish. 

Chloe is a Persian-American violinist, vocalist, and composer with a commitment to creating collaboration and cultural exchange through music. She is most influenced by the rich musical language of her Persian and Sephardic roots, and by the spirit of the countries to which she's traveled.
East Coast

A Commemoration: Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands

Tuesday, November 29
3:00PM
Embassy of Israel
3514 International Dr. NW, Washington D.C. 20008
RSVP 

Come join the Embassy of Israel, Magen David Sephardic Congregation, and JIMENA for an address by h onored guest, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY 10th District) who recently introduced the Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act. Following his remarks guests will hear from Mr. Edwin Black, the author of  The Farhud and a personal testimony from Mr. Jacques Assur. A reception and performance of Sephardic Music Ensemble by Rabbi H. Ovadia will follow.

RSVP is absolutely required 
 
Expulsion of Jews from Arab Countries 

Wednesday, November 30
6:30PM 
Temple Emanuel
385 Ward St., Newton, MA  

The Consul General of Israel to New England and JIMENA invite you to celebrate the rich history and culture of Arab Jewry. Come hear from guest speaker, Israel Bonan who was born in Cairo, Egypt in the mid 1940s. He grew up and lived in Egypt and in 1967 Israel was unexpectedly arrested for being Jewish. Israel is both a lecturer at Simmons College, a JIMENA Volunteer Speaker, and a chairman of the Justice and Redress Committee of the Historical Society of Jews from Egypt. 

 
The Exodus of Jews from Arab Countries 

Monday, December 5th
6:00PM 
Stern College, Yeshiva University
253 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 

The Consul General of Israel to New York invites you for a reception, lecture and discussion on Jewish refugees from Arab countries. Stay tuned as details are forthcoming..
Israel
 

Other Commemoration Events in Israel 

November 28, 2016: Academic Conference on Jews from Arab Countries, Dahan Center at Bar Ilan Universiy. Ramat Gan, Israel

December 13, 2016: Program for the Study of Jews in Arab Lands Symposium, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle East and North African Studies. Tel Aviv, Israel
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JIMENA's mission is to achieve universal recognition for the heritage and history of the 850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa and their descendants. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of Mizrahi and Sepahrdic Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle Eastern narratives in order to create balance in attitudes, narratives, discourse, and negotiations about Middle Eastern refugees and the modern Jewish experience.

 

 

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