Do Mizrahi Jews Feel Like Second-Class Citizens in Israel?
In this episode of The Ask Project (04:24), local Jewish Israelis of North African and Middle Eastern descent are asked if
The Ancestral Sin: Israeli Series Exposes Systematic Discrimination of Mizrahi Jews in the 1950s
“The Ancestral Sin” (2017) is a controversial Israeli documentary series about the problematic integration of Middle Eastern Jewish immigrants to
Arabic Song by Yemenite-Israeli Band Tops Charts For First Time
In 2016, an Arabic language song topped the Israeli music charts for the first time in Israeli history, with “Habib
Israel’s Sidelined Mizrahi Artists Reclaim Center Stage
This article from 2017 descries the modern resurgence of Jewish Mizrahi music and literature in the Israeli cultural scene, once
Roy Hasan: “In the Land of Ashkenaz”
Roy Hasan is an iconic Mizrahi Israeli contemporary Hebrew poet from a low-class development town. His poetry is regarded as
Lehakat Sfatayim: Land of Milk & Honey
This song, by an Israeli band from the southern development town of Sderot, reveals the experience of Mizrahi immigrants to
Mizrahi & Sephardic Jews in Israel
This thorough article from My Jewish Learning introduces the Mizrahi and Sephardic ethnic groups in Israel, including a brief history
Racist Israeli Hanukkah Video Mocks Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews
In Hebrew with Hebrew subtitles, this short commercial advertising a new community in Israel led to public outcry and its
Success Stories from Generation 1.5
“The great wave of aliyah from the former Soviet Union of the late 1980s and 1990s has given rise to
Why So Many “Generation 1.5” Immigrants from the Soviet Union Are Leaving Israel
According to a recent study, 20% of the children who moved to Israel in the early nineties from the Former Soviet