I remember when I got married and moved to South Africa I felt very lost. I missed my family. I missed my grandmother. I missed the traditional Iraqi Jewish food... read more →
I thought I'd share some thoughts for World Refugee Day which is this month on the 20th of June. Perhaps I'll start by confessing that the word refugee was not... read more →
We like journey stories. The exodus from Egypt is a story that is told to every Jewish child every Passover. It is our blueprint for journeying across foreign lands, and... read more →
The first Wednesday of February is known as World Read Aloud Day. I learned of this day at one of the SCBWI Israel events and signed Shoham’s Bangle up. (This... read more →
Mizrahi Heritage Month is over, and it feels a bit sad. A month long party of celebrating (and the solemn part) commemorating my Iraqi Jewish roots with the rest of... read more →
It’s been two weeks since Shoham’s Bangle's release and I’ve really loved all the feedback I’ve been receiving. My best is when people of Iraqi Jewish descent tell me they wish they... read more →
It's so wonderful and exciting to have Shoham's Bangle released this week. I have some lovely family fun events coming up to read, discuss and enjoy the Iraqi Jewish story... read more →
Here I write about the inspiration for my children's picture book Shoham's Bangle. Check it out on Kar-Ben Author Blog Posts.
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Joe Samuels in Los Angeles. Joe is an author and businessman, but more importantly for me, a fellow Jewish Iraqi. In his nineties,... read more →
I need to visit the butcher and order a whole chicken. I need to explain to the butcher that the wholechicken must be left with enough skin so I can... read more →