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/ fall 2023 /

The Fallacies of Israel’s East-West Identity Divide are Dissolving … Gradually

Sephardi? Mizrahi? One of Israel’s leading demographers delves into history to describe who we really are.

By Sergio DellaPergola

/ fall 2023 /

A Mesorti-Mizrahi Approach to Travel the Middle Path

A movement to bridge opposing sects within Israel finds its roots in the Sephardi morals of hospitality, unity and tolerance.

By Ophir Toubul

/ fall 2023 /

Aliyah: A Love Story

The romance with her fiancé spurred her initial move to Israel, never imagining the love affair she eventually would have with the country.

By Gila Green

/ fall 2023 /

Video

It’s a Beautiful Sephardi Life in Israel

After leaving Canada to make aliyah, a TV celebrity and social media influencer finds followers in her positive message of belonging.

By Cindy Seni

/ fall 2023 /

special exhibit

The Poetry of Exile and Return

From the Middle Ages to modern day, Sephardi and Mizrahi poetry narrates our nomadic heritage and everlasting search for Zion.

By Sarah Sassoon

/ summer 2023 /

publisher's note

Sephardi and Mizrahi women hold many influential leadership positions within the Jewish communal professional workforce. This inaugural issue of Distinctions is devoted to them, as we elevate the voices of several outstanding women who are fighting antisemitism.

By Sarah Levin

/ summer 2023 /

Special introduction

A Short Span Separates Joy from Tragedy

One day after the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism visits a celebrated synagogue in Tunisia, festivities turn to terror.

By Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt

/ summer 2023 /

Featured article

Viewing Antisemitism Through the Lens of My Mizrahi Experience

A ride through the daunting streets of the center of Tehran sparks a reminder of what her family had earned, and what her family has lost.

By Sharon Nazarian

/ summer 2023 /

I Was an Iranian Jewish Refugee

Past a point of no return, the daughter of a Jewish family forced out of its Persian homeland comes to terms with the one identity that glows wherever she goes.

By Tabby Refael

/ summer 2023 /

Antisemitism on College Campuses — and a Call to Action

‘Robust debate’ or Jewish hate? An uproar at George Washington University puts Jewish and Israeli students on the defensive — and their advocate, a Syrian Jew, on offense.

By Rena Nasar First

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The Fallacies of Israel’s East-West Identity Divide are Dissolving … Gradually

A Mesorti-Mizrahi Approach to Travel the Middle Path

Aliyah: A Love Story

It’s a Beautiful Sephardi Life in Israel

The Poetry of Exile and Return

Issue on Antisemitism

A Short Span Separates Joy from Tragedy

Viewing Antisemitism Through the Lens of My Mizrahi Experience

I Was an Iranian Jewish Refugee

Antisemitism on College Campuses — and a Call to Action

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