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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →