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Meet the proud Ethiopian Israeli New Yorker who was born to cook

JL;DR SUMMARY Beejhy Barhany, an Ethiopian-born, Israeli-raised chef now based in New York, uses her culinary skills to celebrate her diverse heritage at Tsion Café in Harlem. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityEthiopian JewsAliyahHarlemLimmudBeejhy BarhanySigdTsion CaféBina Cultural FoundationFood And Culture

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Israeli-raised Beejhy Barhany would hold Shabbat dinners in her New York apartment for anyone who wanted to eat."
Ethiopia
"Long before she was a professional chef and restaurateur, Ethiopia-born Israeli-raised Beejhy Barhany would hold Shabbat dinners in her New York apartment for anyone who wanted to eat."
Jerusalem, Israel
"It was exciting going to the promised land, to Jerusalem, the land of our forefathers, where we could unite with our fellow Jews from all over the world."
Sudan
"Such was the determination to be in Israel, it took her family three years to make Aliyah, the epic journey including a lengthy stay in Sudan."
Israel
"From there, a cousin who worked with the Mossad eventually arranged transport to Israel, and they drove from Sudan to Kenya, Uganda and Europe before flying to Israel."
Kenya
"From there, a cousin who worked with the Mossad eventually arranged transport to Israel, and they drove from Sudan to Kenya, Uganda and Europe before flying to Israel."
Uganda
"From there, a cousin who worked with the Mossad eventually arranged transport to Israel, and they drove from Sudan to Kenya, Uganda and Europe before flying to Israel."
Harlem, New York, United States
"Out of those Shabbat dinners she held in New Yorks Harlem, where Barhany moved 20 years ago, a nonprofit organisation was born."

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