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MizraWho?

Season 1, Ep. 4

Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel explore the definitions, histories, and experiences of Jews of Mizrahi heritage.

A transcript is available here.


Wikipedia article about Mizrahi Jews

Orientalism - Edward Said

The Wandering Jew

Dhimmi

Malawach 

Israeli Black Panthers

Does Israel still discriminate against Mizrahi Jews? - Jerusalam Post article

Hen Mazzig - activist and author of The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto

Jowan Safadi - To be an Arab - YouTube video - Challenging, funny, catchy. Stick around for the last line!


More about Eylan Ezekiel here and More about Penny Rabiger here


The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too; where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 

If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 

Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!

Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay

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