Mizrahi

‘Olim come here because of their solidarity with Israel’ Immigration Minister Ofir Sofer says

Sofer noted that aliyah is increasing in countries in the West, such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France.

 Ofir Sofer
 DROR FELDMAN

Foreign interest grows in Israel’s real estate market

 A SCENE from Phinehas Veuillet’s ‘Neither Day nor Night.’

'Neither day nor night': A powerful look at Mizrahi struggles in haredi society

Tunisian Jews were enlisted into forced labor by the Nazis during their six-month occupation from November 1942

The Holocaust in North Africa: Antisemitic laws and forced labor camps


The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins

Behing the Lines | Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the rubble of historic synagogues.

 THE ELFRANGE SYNAGOGUE in Damascus.

Beloved Israeli actor, Ze'ev Revach, dies at 84

Revach is survived by his wife and five children.

 Ze'ev Revach, center, in the 1975 classic comedy, Snooker, with Yehuda Barkan (left).

How 'Tamid Ohev Oti' became an unlikely Israeli anthem of 2024

“Tamid Ohev Oti” is more than a song; it’s a phenomenon uniting Israel through faith, rhythm, and hope.

 SASSON SHAULOV’S YouTube cover page for ‘Tamid Ohev Oti,’ translated from the Hebrew as ‘Always Loves Me.’

Mizrahi pop singer Eden Hason comes out as gay

Hason follows in the footsteps of other LGBTQ+ Israeli icons, indicating a societal shift for Mizrahi music fans.

 Israeli singers Ishay Ribo and Eden Hason at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem, on May 12, 2024.

Bidding farewell to David Levy, a trailblazer for a generation of Mizrachi politicians - editorial

Levy was a man of keen political instincts and a genuine representative of the periphery.

David Levy speaks near the Erez Crossing in Gaza, September 13, 1999

Jews from Arab lands are the missing piece of the Israeli-Palestinian discourse - opinion

 By bringing to the forefront the existence and truth of this often overlooked narrative, we can create a better future for all based on the realities of our histories.

"Group of Ashkenazim Jews" 1900 not GALL

Iraqi-Israeli writer, civil rights activist Sami Michael dies at 97

He was celebrated not only for his literary works, but also for his social activism and work on behalf of human rights and coexistence in Israel. 

 Sami Michael, the Israeli writer and civil rights activist, who died on Monday at 97.

Jewish schools must embrace Sephardi and Mizrahi culture - opinion

What do students learn about Sephardi and Mizrahi artists? What melodies are used in prayer? How are holiday programs structured?

 THE TOOLKIT includes images of Sephardi culture.

How Israel’s Black Panthers radicalized its Mizrahi Jews, and changed the country

Puzzled Americans may wonder why Israelis have paid tribute to the radical African-American group that terrified the establishment in the 1960s, but local residents know better.

A BLACK PANTHERS demonstration in the early 1970s.

Israeli Black Panthers founder, former MK Charlie Biton dead at 76

Biton served as an MK for the Communist party Hadash for 15 years, and then endorsed the Shas Party after retiring from political office.

A BLACK PANTHERS demonstration in the early 1970s.

Israeli singer Lior Farhi dies of cardiac arrest at 53

Farhi's career began in the 80s, when he was still a teenager. He released his first album, "Like a Silent Stone," at the beginning of 1995.

 Lior Farhi.