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 →
It’s been a year since the publication of Shoham’s Bangle. It was published on the 1st of November, 2022. A fortuitous month because November is Mizrahi Heritage month, a month... read more →
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 →
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 →
This is the way to find family, to know your great great grandfather was the Chacham Bashi of Iraq. Hisname was Chacham Moshe Chaim Shamash. Because I share my passion/obsession... read more →