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Mizrahi Jews

The recent airlift evacuation of 19 Yemenite Jews to Israel made international news — now, there are only 50 Jews remaining in the Middle Eastern country. The 2000-year-old Jewish community in Yemen seems a hair’s breadth from its end. But meanwhile, some forward-thinking descendants of this community are bringing their culture and music to concert halls and […]

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  Rabbi Saadiah ben Yosef Gaon was a man of immense knowledge—and immense opinions. Born in Egypt in the 10th century, the Saadiah Gaon was the first Jew to write extensively in Arabic, becoming the founder of Judeo-Arabic lit. In fact, his Arabic translation of the Torah is a relic of vast historical significance, not […]

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Not many people still collect mix tapes. Especially the kind that feature a hammered dulcimer, violins, and the strumming of an oud. Then again, not many people have the rare footage and original recordings that have been collected and curated by Regine Basha. Basha is a second-generation Iraqi Jew and she grew up listening to […]

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