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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →