Manashe Khaimov is the founder and CEO of SAMi (Sephardic American Mizrahi Initiative), which fosters Sephardic and Mizrahi life on college campuses nationwide. An adjunct professor teaching Bukharian Jewish History at Queens College, his roots trace back to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where his ancestors lived for over 2,000 years. A fourth-generation community organizer, serial entrepreneur and social innovator, he also founded the Bukharian Jewish Union, AskBobo: The Only Bukharian Online Dictionary, and The Jewish Silk Road Tours™ in New York City. He sits on the National Sephardic Advisory Committee at JIMENA.
Manashe Khaimov is the founder and CEO of SAMi (Sephardic American Mizrahi Initiative), which fosters Sephardic and Mizrahi life on college campuses nationwide. An adjunct professor teaching Bukharian Jewish History at Queens College, his roots trace back to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where his ancestors lived for over 2,000 years. A fourth-generation community organizer, serial entrepreneur and social innovator, he also founded the Bukharian Jewish Union, AskBobo: The Only Bukharian Online Dictionary, and The Jewish Silk Road Tours™ in New York City. He sits on the National Sephardic Advisory Committee at JIMENA.
A Bukharian Jewish couple make a decision that spreads love to their vanishing community, teaching their bar mitzvah son an enduring lesson in resilience.