Come join me on Zoom in honor of Mizrahi Heritage Month! I’ll be sharing the forgotten story of the million Middle Eastern Jews who fled Arab lands — their rich... read more →
I really loved this interview with the legendary Heidi Rabinowitz from The Book of Life Podcast and Multicultural Kid Blogs. Heidi writes that the inspiration for her Jewish Joy series... read more →
Read my latest article in Yad Mizrah Magazine. All about why my family didn't tell me about their Iraqi Jewish past, and their expulsion from Baghdad in 1951.
Come walk with me through the history of Iraqi Jews, from the River of Babylon to the streets of Baghdad. Together, we will discover the rich culture, Judeo-Arabic language, traditional... read more →
18th February, Tuesday - I'm so looking forward to this Book Club Event with Qesher. I hope you can join. Book for the link here. SHOHAM'S BANGLE is an award... read more →
Ayouni is a poem in the latest issue of Yad Mizrah Magazine RESIST - reflecting on my Iraqi Jewish two grandmothers - the tension and conflict of light and darkness,... read more →
This article Of Prayers and Grape Leaves appeared as a guest post with the Sephardic Spice Girls in the Jewish Journal - about what it is to live in war.... read more →
Recently I taught a Food & Memory Writing Workshop. I based it on my grandmother's cheese sambusek. The memories it evoked are of an Iraqi Jewish world that once existed;... read more →
Today is the release day of my new picture book This is Not a Cholent, beautifully illustrated by Viviana Garofoli. To be honest I have chopped onions in my stomach... 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 →