Ayuni: Voices of our Jewish Grandmothers is a podcast celebrating the lived stories of Middle Eastern and North African Jewish women, co-hosted by Sarah Sassoon, Dalya Arussy Di Veroli and Dr. Drora Arussy.… read more →
15th November 2026, Sunday – Join Sarah Sassoon for The Power of Image in Picture Books: Writing Through Objects and Memory, part of Yetzirah’s three-week workshop series Children’s Book Writing for Poets.… read more →
18th November 2026, Wednesday – Join Qesher on Zoom for the virtual book launch of Jewish Voices from Around the World: Tiles of a Mosaic, edited by Dóra Korányi and Sebastián Mizrahi.… read more →
16th September, Wednesday – Join JIMENA for a conversation with Sarah Sassoon, author of Telling Our Stories: A New Generation of Mizrahi and Sephardi Literature. Drawing on the art exhibit… read more →
Wednesday 22 July, 2026 – 1 PM PDT So grateful to the American Association of Libraries for organizing this Zoom event. Come join me with some wonderful Mizrahi women authors… read more →
I am honored and deeply excited to be part of The Book of Life’s 20th Anniversary Retrospective Spectacular with the wonderful Heidi Rabinowitz. This special deluxe episode weaves together clips… read more →
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 →
March 23, 2025, Sunday 3 p.m. – In Person, North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library Kids, Adults Join us for this special storytelling event with writer, poet, and educator… read more →
Write and explore personal stories through Jewish heritage and family narratives. Sarah Sassoon, an Iraqi Jewish writer and poet all the way from Jerusalem, will strengthen identity and bull power… read more →
For centuries, the Tigris have carried the voices of Iraq’s many peoples, echoing stories of coexistence, loss, and resilience. This night is an invitation to listen to those echoes once… read more →
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 →
The Jerusalem Cinematheque – Israel Film Archive cordially invites you to the Jewish Film Festival 2024 and the screening of The Wolf of Baghdad Following the film, conversation with Carol… read more →
‘This Is Not a Cholent’: Stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa – review Very grateful for this wonderful review by Leah Medin in The Jerusalem Post.… read more →
I’m excited to be presenting Iraqi Jewish food customs – simanim for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah with Harif on Tuesday, 17th of September. I will be sharing my… read more →
I’m pleased to share my latest lyric essay A Forest of Jews in the new literary, arts and culture magazine – Yad Mizrah. Yad Mizrah is the first literary Mizrahi… read more →
May 19th and May 30th, 2024 – Happy to announce the book launch of The In-Between in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem together with Lily Shehady and Sandra Gugić. Three writers… read more →
7 April, Sunday, Searching for the Iraqi Jewish Voice I’m looking forward to speaking to the Community of Babylonian Iraqi Jews of Montreal. We will discuss why the Middle Eastern… read more →
21 February, Wednesday. The Poetry of Exile and Return – Ty Alhadeff, director of education at JIMENA, and Sarah Sassoon, author of “Shoham’s Bangle” and “This is Why We Don’t… read more →
My Iraqi Jewish amulet represents my Mizrachi ancestor’s love and wisdom. It’s my history and memory. Read this personal essay about clinging to my grandmother’s afsa during war featured in… read more →
December 12, Tuesday, 2023 – The story of the exodus of the Jews from Arab countries is at last beginning to be told for children. Sarah Sassoon has produced the… read more →
I am so grateful to Zibby Magazine for publishing my article The Alternate Story to Suffering is Joy , first published in Consequence Magazine.… read more →
This is a personal essay I wrote published by the Jewish Book Council for the soldiers of Israel; fathers, brothers, sisters, daughters and sons, including my son, who are courageously… read more →
This was a painful essay to write. I am very grateful to the editors of Scoundrel Time for working with me, and publishing this piece. Especially during such a devastating… read more →
I am very grateful to Lilith Magazine for publishing this poem – From the River to the Sea, from my award winning micro-chapbook published by Harbor Review online, This is… read more →
This is an essay I wrote for the Jewish Press about what it is to be a Jewish mother in Jerusalem in these devastating times. How our children see that… read more →
Joy is our most profound act of resilience. Here’s my response to what is going on now in Israel. Thank you to Consequence Forum for publishing this piece – When… read more →
Here is a blog post I wrote for Kar-Ben Publishing about what is happening here in Israel. It’s been a devastating time but we have each other.… read more →
I really enjoyed this conversation with JNS journalist, Orit Arfa where we discussed special Iraqi Jewish Sukkot customs and Shabbat candles. Jewish traditions which go all the way back to… read more →
I had a wonderful evening sharing Shoham’s Bangle’s story with the Iraqi Jewish community of Kahal Joseph in Los Angeles. I was humbled to hear their stories, and inspired to… read more →
Tuesday, September 7th, 2023 – Join me at Kahal Joseph in Los Angeles for an in person conversation about Shoham’s Bangle and Operation Ezra and Nehemiah and the Iraqi Aliyah,… read more →
September 2nd, 2023 – Join me for an in person conversation at Beth Jacob, Los Angeles about what it means to seek for lost female Iraqi Jewish voices through text… read more →
31 August – Join me in person in Los Angeles for this fun Sephardic Spice Girls event. All the details are in the poster below.… read more →
Shoham’s Bangle: The Mizrahi Story of Refugees & Resilience Sarah will discuss the impact of the expulsion of the Jews from Irag, including her own family, particularly from 2-3rd generation… read more →
I am thrilled to announce that Shoham’s Bangle has been awarded the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Middle East, India and Asia region. A big thank you to my… read more →
In-Person Family Fun Multigenerational Event – Reading and interactive presentation with Sarah Sassoon and Noa Kelner. Fun kids activities, including a Shoham’s Bangle recipe book. Monday | Sivan 2 |… read more →
Sarah Sassoon is a 3rd generation Iraqi, born in Australia and living in Jerusalem. She is an award winning writer, educator and poet. Sarah will speak on the impact of… read more →
I am so thrilled to share that Shoham’s Bangle has been awarded a Sydney Taylor Notable. Thank you to the Sydney Taylor Awards Committee. The Sydney Taylor Notable Award means… read more →
