Yad Mizrah Magazine

Diasporicity, Belonging, and the Case of Chilean Sephardic Jews

By Manuel Férez Gil

Aug 20

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Thresholds of Belonging

By Tea Laroux

Aug 14

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

This month's theme, borders.

Aug 10

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July 2026

The Failures of Holocaust Education

On how mainstream Holocaust education is needlessly damaging perceptions of Jews and Israel.

Jul 5 • Aurele Tobelem

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March 2026

Enta Omry, You Are My Life

The story of a strange family inheritance

Mar 21 • Maia Zelkha

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Scenes from the Aftermath of the Beit Shemesh Strike

BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — The explosion took my breath away.

Mar 15 • Maia Zelkha

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February 2026

The Post-Diasporic Jewish Identity

Jewish ethnic distinctions are fading into memory. What comes next?

Feb 24 • Maia Zelkha

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January 2026

“You Don’t Look Sephardi!”

On Exoticism, Brownness, and the Racialization of Jews

Jan 29 • Maia Zelkha and Aurele Tobelem

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On Homeland

A Jewish Reflection on Belonging

Jan 24 • Maia Zelkha

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December 2025

Reading Coffee, Telling Fortunes

Inheriting a family ritual of storytelling through the images left in coffee grounds.

Dec 30, 2025 • Maia Zelkha

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Is Safta Yaffa’s Baharat Still Fresh After 17 Years in the Freezer?

How a frozen box of spice carried memories across three generations.

Dec 30, 2025

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Bringing Judeo-Baghdadi Back to Life with the Jewish Languages Project’s Heirloom

Inside the Jewish Languages Project’s effort to preserve dying Jewish languages for the next generation.

Dec 30, 2025

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